aurora 
published by soft star mag


you look up
at the night sky
express your love for
the aurora
say that
it’s the only way
you feel
the atoms
on fire in your
veins

i will
cut myself open,
a cloud of stardust
exploding
and releasing back into
the atmosphere
sparkling like
a thousand lanterns
returning home
to the celestial
to be your aurora

you can find
me at night
when you look above
see me shine
and express your love
for me
and feel your body
ablaze


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I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where I work and live, the Dharug and Gundungurra peoples of Gadigal land, and pay my respects to Elders past and present. I celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.