Reaching for the universe
fate extends a hand
Shortcut to Andromeda
  route at its command

The speed of light exceeded
all flashes turn inside
To burn and bend eternal
where life no longer dies

Each star laid out before me
whose orbits spin and weave
Their presence all revealing
what black holes can’t retrieve

Inside there are no limits
or borders to constrain
The words forever calling
in voices—time reclaimed

(Dreamsleep: May, 2022)