Newborn

The change happened gradually.
But like the geometric unfolding of a rose,
the transformation moved with grace and purpose.
A sleeping capsule nursed inside
the dream of an infant universe.
Stars brightened as each suckle brought forth growth
and warmth to the evolving child of the cosmos.

Dormant blackness awakened
as an unfathomable vibrating existence.
At last, the latch released. Residual life fluid leaked
into a milky vortex. Ethereal sheaths of violet, silver
expanded as a new nebula emerged.
Its eyes opened like fire, and darkness shed its past.

Published in Pare Zine, Spider Road Press, 2021.