blue eyes


    The universe is surprisingly dark,


    ringed by gold planets and stray stars


    that bump in the silly blackness of space.


    If I look hard enough I see myself staring


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    back, gasping at vibrant shades of ocean,


    peacock royalty, bursting berries, ebony chunks


    more valuable than my writer’s wallet.


    Suddenly, the universe bats curled eyelashes


    like royal sea waves and lets loose a cry


    to shake the foundations of this world


    and it’s many, many neighbors.


    The universe is waking up,


    and her eyes are midnight blue.