Between the curves where space and sky entwine,
The air is stripped by violent, solar flow;
A savagery inherently benign,
When matched with what arises from below.
 
The shockwaves of our past can still be felt,
Revealing every blow as it was dealt;
As ripples found in time unveil each scar,
The atmosphere cannot hide what we are.
Boeing B-17F radar bombing through clouds over Bremen, Germany, on Nov. 13, 1943 (Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force).
This is an Heroic Rispetto, inspired by recent research which has shown that bombing raids by Allied forces during the Second World War produced shockwaves that were strong enough to weaken the Earth’s upper