Chaos in Polarity

She casually stood in the light and shadow of her presentation
The very same song and dance with each new semester
They say the Earth’s magnetic field will reverse
All that we know as animals following the true north flow
Will be chaos in polarity we can’t accept as nature
Compasses will have a new define
And wings will flock in confusion
Eyes wide with questions, fear that cuts deep to the bone
Held silent in comprehension’s palm
From a dark corner
Came a voice soft like April’s green
Breaking the static shock silence
With a question that grew in number 
The professor’s crater set eyes
Lines like earth cracked crust in summer drought
Ever deeper in thought that only births more questions unanswerable
As she was hit
Blow after blow
What will this mean for 
Humanity?
Morality?
Hate?
Love?


E.A. O'Connell