Dark Matter

feeling the motion of the earth
the bright pearls of the comet exploding

her body pulled apart into
clusters of fire
drifting too near Jupiter

all this spun running nowhere
through the emptiness of space

always ro rise, soar, falter, fall, disappear

feeling the movement of the Earth
[beneath his feet]
the bright pearls of the comet exploding
[in his mind]

always to rise, soar, falter, fall, disappear

"God is himself the Dark Matter,
Swallows them up"

[the dark matter of the universe]

thorns upon his brow
horns adorn his crown
spines ascend his back
let your jaw retract and swallow

[such is the blackhole of the human soul]