Creation

In the eternal nothingness of the black hole

the infinitesimally small, infinitely hot, infinitely dense, something - a singularity

coagulates under pressure

finite matter squished into infinite density.

It dilates tenderly bearing the universe

Dispersing into protons, neurons, electrons

Fused through gravity to form stars,

galaxies.

Cosmic embryos float like sins in boundless silence

As two neutron stars orbit each other for millions of years

Absorbed in their own mesmerization

gradually drifting closer and closer, spiraling together in obedience to Einstein’s laws

of general relativity

until one day they merge in a climactic supernova

and erupt in blues, reds, smudged, luminous colors

never yet domesticated.

A high-speed jet of particles smashes the lingering aura

Of what was once several millions years of embrace

The newly created elements drift across interstellar spaces

Metallic sounds break the silence in whispers of

lead, uranium, calcium, iron, and gold

end up injected into planets and beings

compressed into fibers of meat

and dreams.