she is rattling
off B, R, Z, T, and 145, 658, or 367
focused sharp
to receive
light from stars
12 billion years old
she has to wait
for dark
for the sun to
bring its heat elsewhere
the nearest star
is too easy to see
the enigma is rapture
stars she longs for
are so old that they
will only
arrive after her sun
has gone cold
-TW
