Heere ther be Gods

Heere ther be Gods

after swallowing the moons

Ghŭlach slurped rings and asteroids

shook comets out of the ecliptic

with its mighty mane

licked the largest gassy orb

to a rocky lump

and flared its massy wings

telescopes showed it moving

out into deep space

maw agape baleen whale style

a sigh of relief was heard just before

a mephitic discharge shot through

the inner system

cosmic residue, refractory, toxic, and opaque

blotted out the sun