my hair sways long
black streams cascade
down my back
somewhere, skies illuminate after somber rain
ashen clouds birth gold crowns
dirty puddles reveal trees sipping earth
somewhere, a comet slams
into the moon’s body
& she doesn’t even flinch
i wear a dress again
auric jade nylon floats above my knees
no one sneaks pictures of me on the subway
that’s the whole story:
i walk home in peace
sing & marvel at the universe
in serenity.
somewhere, a nebula collapses
under the weight of its own gravity
& a star forms
i close my eyes
these floorboards become tree again
i walk onto its dusted back
redwood glitter grazes
palm lines of my feet
i stamp gentle imprints
walk off
into light.
