think of an utterance elicited somewhere far off
a language of lies
things announced, but never taken
by the senses of your peers
imagine the sound of a collapsing planet
fire and ice and crystal dust
core grinding,
ground scraping,
forms lost as it falls apart
the roar of a dying star
like an angry beast in the dark
its long reach takes with it its legacy
existences sustained
comets which streak by
frigid tails that catch the eye
an aurora in its blinding light
a show best visible at night
unseen collisions
yet always acknowledged
confirmed - for sure - by expensive machines
watching as they go
from our house and down the road
they pass an unseen boundary
crossing to the other side
their noises,
a symphony
the beginnings and ends of life
Apr 29, 2015
Apr 29, 2015 at 9:02 AM UTC
think of an utterance elicited somewhere far off
a language of lies
things announced, but never taken
by the senses of your peers
imagine the sound of a collapsing planet
fire and ice and crystal dust
core grinding,
ground scraping,
forms lost as it falls apart
the roar of a dying star
like an angry beast in the dark
its long reach takes with it its legacy
existences sustained
comets which streak by
frigid tails that catch the eye
an aurora in its blinding light
a show best visible at night
unseen collisions
yet always acknowledged
confirmed - for sure - by expensive machines
watching as they go
from our house and down the road
they pass an unseen boundary
crossing to the other side
their noises,
a symphony
the beginnings and ends of life