Here we are
Third spit of existence from the Sun
Precariously balanced
An inch from incineration
An inch from freezing
Carefully incubating like hummingbird eggs
Billions of ecosystems surviving by fragile photosynthesis
Humanity strolling across the face of the earth
With all the confidence of a spoiled child
The only thing stopping our waters from turning back to dust
And our planet being swallowed by the Sun's omnipotence
Is time
Scorched and blinded, mercury spins its orbit
Standing like a tiny rock next to a mountain
Even the superior titans - Jupiter and Saturn are dwarfed in comparison
Like Kings answering to God Almighty
Brighter than 85% of other stars in the galaxy
And powered by 127 million degree nuclear reactions
The gravitational pull in our solar system enforces the star's reign
8 passengers hanging on to an infinite carousel
Burning circles in the dominion of the Sun