Telescope Orientation and Stardust Jae
Telescope Orientation and Stardust Jae
Telescope Orientation and Stardust Jae
By Kendall Moore
At the beginning of the universe, all matter was created. Every atom that exists now, existed then,in that instant of creation.The auditorium seats grew stiff, restless scribbling arrested Every thing & every one in that classroom, in that sky, in these stars, this milk tea
Slap two queens in a row tonight, shuffle these mint cards, you’re back from New YorkFood court & cinema sign neon play high school memory-reel, midnight showing
That day I wore green flannel & you untangled earrings from my curls. We were late, didn’t check our tickets, just the red ticker above the room I thought was ours. Missed the first ten minutes at most – we screened burst pipes, a baby in a box, a monster snarling in a corner. (you took my hand) But after a few minutes’ silo-stress & screaming, full-room silence.
You are made of Stardust
Pass through your doorway like sunflowers at nightYour sofa is gone, the room full of single chairs
On the edge of your backyard firepit, our soles are flush Then you kick off like yanking one hair from my scalp
We could be skeletons under an x-ray, hairless heads, erased faces, Silhouettes against projector light, the curves & holes of anonymous personhood
The molecules inside of you today were once dust floating in space and they became stars and they died and now, they are you.
Ink on paper and digital
Methods: ink line work on paper, scan, color in Photoshop
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Featured in our August 2021 issue, "Celestial"