Astronaut On Earth-
He smiles and for
A split second the universe
Stops and I can’t breathe
Falling through the sky
I wait to hit the clouds
They’ve frozen
I’m surrounded by the birds that fly from his
Lips
Bluejays
Red backed sea hawks
I carry the oceans in my eyes and he’s
Got the world in his
Blue and green
Collide.
Slide past each other,
Spin off into opposite sides
Of our galaxy but somehow
We’re still holding hands
But darling,
They’re on fire.
Lip between my teeth he
Still smiles
The universe
This moment
It shatters
Brings the mirrors on our heads but
Who said broken mirrors are bad
Luck because
I can see him repeated
Re-
Re-
Re-
Repeated
In my eyes, the shards he shines
He shines.
Tastes like Mocha
His skin, his mouth.
Still stuck, the world floating
I’m his sea he’s my
Jungle.
Floating
The stars flicker beneath our
Fingertips.
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