A human body has a skin to protect itself from wild and stormy forces. This outer layer also makes a frantic effort to resist severe heat and cold.
from the inner layers comes desire; it is fuel
Feel the oxygen… We have liftoff… a very, very good burn
I’m an intersolar traveller and a stardust collector.
When moving at the speed of light for an extended period of time, the skin blacks and cracks into patterns
like rectangles in dry desert ground
or a crusty sun-dried white salt lake,
pieces of a child puzzle
…
it takes a short countdown to char completely
my body, a bucket full of dust
a dust bucket full of soul
coal buckets full of carbon
carbon fibers of my youth
dust memories to my loved ones
…
my space capsule finally exploded 95 lightyears away from you…








