cosmic

we are dust,

shivering particles of debris huddling close for comfort

to find warmth in this frosted galaxy

look down at your toes and see

that you stand on the edge of a gaping black hole

ease away

or you’ll topple and s

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              right through

do you see the shimmering stains on your thumbs and cheeks?

those are residue

from the bones of stars that forgot how to sparkle

you are a spot of color amidst the flickers

the silky darkness envelops you

and you stroll into its absolute embrace

conjuring massive empires with the tilt of your palms

they loom: winking, glittering, masterpieces of will

and disintegrate as you blink

in your eyes reside the moons of jupiter

your smile is one quarter of a sliver of saturn’s rings

your fingers are streaks of silver

grappling with unwieldy torches

balancing comets’ tails blazing in ghostly fire

we drift and we drift

but nothing implores us to settle

for gravity is nowhere in sight,

it refuses to weigh us down.