SHOCKWAVE #poetry by jay

it all became a thwart 
towards space
throttling, hurtling, scurrying
debris
a shock wave felt across the world

I cross my eyes to see 
the strange light
emanating from the clouds

and rearrange my thoughts to match
the pace of this new phenom 
entering from above

I shiver and recollect, the same
as the day you pummeled your fist
into my jaw—

and I lost all of my humanity
as it was forced into a hyper-reality

I live that moment, every moment 
on end, moment of that moment
on end, to that moment
on end—
to this day.

©Jay Mora-Shihadeh