branches, lines
this trigger
sending millions of
particles of light
laser beams
gamma rays
sunshine
starlight
burning trails of phosphorescence
branching
ramifying
each scintillation a separation
each glimmer sparking an entire universe
kindling her smile
igniting his laughter
her joy, his excitement
disconnecting past from present
dreams are like shadows evaporating with dawn
like cobwebs in the wind
like teardrops in sunlight
let there be
said the Lord
annihilating my soul
incinerating the rotting core of my being
let there be
shimmering waves
oscillating, quivering
spectra like harmony
tracing out movements, world lines
illuminating light cones
from stellar ash to nebular dust
blowing in the galactic wind
looking back
just a straight line
razor edged
unbending
streaking along
like an express train
a supersonic jet
you can’t stop what’s coming