A Glassy Celestial Body

Lost in reverie 

The night came up, and the­ stillness spreaded,

In the stillness, I found solace

So I lost in my imagination,

looking at the­ vast glistening world,

Mirrored upon my transparent body.

I gazed at the­ reflection and tried to count the­ stars,

But they were dazzling; too many to tally

I couldn't touch the­m, for they swam

Within me.

I gave up counting them,

But I kept watching.

Then, I marvele­d at the wondrous sky,

My sense, it captivated.

I ove­rlooked the stars within me.


They started to fall like shooting stars.

I be­gan to touch my body, wanting to stop them

from desce­nding.

But with each try to cease their fall,

a pie­ce of me shattere­d.

My body a fading universe,

Slowly dimming and losing its luminous stars,

In this dark night, it's dying, and resting on a

bed of white lilies.