The K–Pg boundary

when a hippopotamus yawns, the universe is revealed
black holes, quasars, galaxies, dark matter, quarks

moons, magnetism, gravity, organic compounds
oil rigs, polar bears, asphalt, dodos, ice fish

electric cars, sugar buns, nuclear reactors, obsidian, vertebrae
pinatas, horses, fairy wasps, sunfish

Venus clams, Mars bars, Saturn cars
Pluto, Mickey Mouse

narcissism

[RK, 5/20/22]