When the Stars Reached Back
Starwoven: A Story in Verse Chapter 7
WHEN THE STARS REACHED BACK the low hum thrummed heavier here the ship itself holding its breath Red never dreamed so big but suddenly small she trembled at the disquiet alone with the vastness of space Hear me. it lingered in the void circled back then home connected to an expanse unreachable no more Didn’t we all come from stardust? tick-tock goggles on engulfed by awe wisps of thousands of unnamed colors spider silk spinning among the stars glowing pulsing like breath in the dark stirring deep inside cosmic dance unfolding resounding in her very bones We are stardust. elemental dust connection fingertips stretched toward the universe tentative tingling … recognition soft and uncertain unmistakable delicate caress the universe breathing on her boundaries blurred Snap! a rupture an unwelcome shadow at the edge of awareness moment shattered there stood Mum
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