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Ascent Noir MAG
February 13, 2009
i was told
although i was the center of my own universe
the stars would not lie
at my feet
i stepped on them anyway
glitter littered
my frozen toes
and broken skin
i knew
walking barefoot through space
hadn’t been such a good
idea as perpetual dusk engulfed me
in one swollen gulp
the glitter spread
to my legs my arms my head
and there i hung in silence
[at the center of my universe]
a star
© Samantha P., Flushing, NY
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BlueAstronaut PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 9 2010 at 4:02 pm
Consider this addage: Shoot for the moon. If you miss, you'll still land among the stars. Really? As far as I know you'll keep drifing, on and on into blackness. But then again. Maybe things are different at the centre of your universe.
This needs no startdust to glitter.
AndThisIsReal PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 9 2009 at 10:11 am
This is fantastic.
No wonder it got put in the magazine. :)
No wonder it got put in the magazine. :)
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