the eclipse

almost finished with
my eclipse cardboard box.
the hole cut in.
the white backing, the edges
taped, but i'm too late.
it's over.
I wanted so badly to see
it without going blind.
I go back inside
and try to use a lightbulb
as the sun
and a hard boiled egg
as the moon.
it sort of works,
but it's not the same.
I crack the egg open,
salt it down
and eat it.