and the universe caught me
By Wen Lee
Slipping off the edge of comfort
eyes closed
The moon and the stars collapse into my chest
And my head start to spiral
But the universe catches me
mesmerized
Counting the trails of constellations within its gaze
I give into the gravitational pull
And again
I close my eyes
And again, the universe catches me
Vega etched herself under my skin
And I’ve collected Lyra from falling so much
the desire to bridge the Milky Way becomes indistinguishable
Of whether it’s mine or hers
But when I close my eyes this time,
the universe had moved on.
The Trinity Review 