Joy
1 min
Near Orbit Collision
Jason Inay (Age 18+)
In the heavens
A twist of probability
Gravity wells at contention
And we flew into each other's orbit
For the briefest of moments
Heavenly bodies in dance
A nurturing resonance
Chemistry in physiology
Chance and fate the same coin
Inspiration to muse
That divine spark so rare
Unique and treasured
Everything and all things
In singularity and prose
No passing fancy
When beauty and vitality
Converge in atomic synergy
A whole greater than their sum
I fell into her, unto heaven
A celestial oubliette
And the sea of stars tore
On the dark side now
Where radiance shines no more
A satellite leaving orbit
Time and space
A playground of hearts
A supernova in my chest
At last I know why
At least I knew why
And lost I know why
A twist of probability
Gravity wells at contention
And we flew into each other's orbit
For the briefest of moments
Heavenly bodies in dance
A nurturing resonance
Chemistry in physiology
Chance and fate the same coin
Inspiration to muse
That divine spark so rare
Unique and treasured
Everything and all things
In singularity and prose
No passing fancy
When beauty and vitality
Converge in atomic synergy
A whole greater than their sum
I fell into her, unto heaven
A celestial oubliette
And the sea of stars tore
On the dark side now
Where radiance shines no more
A satellite leaving orbit
Time and space
A playground of hearts
A supernova in my chest
At last I know why
At least I knew why
And lost I know why
Spring into Poetry Contest, 2021 - San José Public Library
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