Haunted
a hangnail
on nylon
pulling
the tranquil smoothness
disrupting continuity
now blemished
forever changed
a torn psyche
incapable of returning
entering and exiting
on a mere whim
regardless of the wake
which widens with time
leaving an indelible
afterglow
phosphorus
burning
just below the surface
a fire
smoldering
the heaving swells
breathing
sighing
refusing
to calm itself

The moon stares
obsequious
then indifferent
as does your face
drifting
in and out
behind the clouds
reflections
in a murky pond
of constellations
celestial dandelions
a cornucopia of wonder

I find myself
fixed upon
the Nebula Glorianus
through whose portal
new worlds
are to be explored

Time and space
are of no consequence
we
are all that matters
locked
in a single embrace
since the beginning of creation

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