Rapture

Reports from the news, a man
has calculated the exact day and time
the rapture will come.

According to him
some will be taken to heaven
and the rest left on earth
to suffer an Armageddon.
I’ve read some believers

are giving away their possessions,
making arrangements for someone
to take care of their pets.
They say they're one of the chosen.
I suppose it is good

to get one’s house in order.
It can’t hurt, that’s for sure.
My plan for that day is a trip to Riverside

to visit the Citrus Museum and have a picnic
with my sons and their families.
We’ll learn about the second gold rush
and have a taste of orange pulp and nectar.

If the rapture should come and some get to go
at least we spent time with each other
and hopefully the chosen will remember

those left behind.