Red Shift

Drift away-
	come full circle
	in this fishbowl.
Swirl around the circumference;
stars and planetoids seem motionless
underneath the castle’s dome, protected.
Waves crash above as galaxies collide-
destruct and construct the beaches
which all life resides.

Swim forever in the emptiness.

Vast ocean.
Sink down into the crevices
while the bowl expands; crimson.
Tiny increments transform into 
incalculable territories.

Boundaries fade.

Float away.
Debris hovers near the top.
The universe hides itself below;	
its nucleus is at the core
	beyond everything that is known.

Darkness settles there
where light ceases to exist.
No matter survives the voyage.
A hole, the only thing that persists; 
the negative glue spins.

But, the cosmos cannot last.

Tap, tap is heard on the glass,
the ocean is prepared
for its next incarnation.
The universe must concede
to the will of its deity.

To live a billion years in seconds,
the framework of time is miraculous;
but, another plane of subsistence waits.
Passed the maker’s plumbing
and all the way down the drain.

undawnted

A writer at heart, Undawnted's own creative spark, DL Mullan, began writing short stories and poetry before adolescence. Ms. Mullan decided to showcase her literary talents by publishing collections of her poems. She also writes novels, designs...

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