THE THREAD | This expanding universe
THIS EXPANDING UNIVERSE I held the firmament up high with poles bound tight in bailing wire so we could pass beneath sky and never worry what’s beyond. But arms are never strong enough to hold against a nova’s pull, so slowly I let down the tent and with it all we thought we knew. You held my hand and said to me that once you built a quiet fort from cushions pulled off sofa seats and sheets removed from larger beds. I wanted something not too far and safely stretching over us, but how to find a way to live beneath this larger kingdom’s roof? Come, my love, sketch out your stars, let’s share our notes and start again.
What I’m currently reading: Suzanne Collins’ Catching Fire, Lydia Millet’s A Children’s Bible, Michelle Kobler’s brilliant McSweeney’s essay on omicron
What I’m currently listening to: Glen Phillips’ Mr. Lemons, Van Morrison’s Moondance
Peace,
Andrew