"Microscape 19" by Gary Nolan
interstellar
one look and a shy half away
the fogged window to the left
unveils a split second warmth
you fill me, your beta-rays consume
my eager form to five missing facial
muscles deepening with every move
yes, wormholes can be spheres but
cylinders make sense too, save for
their lost sense of distance, dimension
time and us. I don’t wish for galactic
wars for you. there is a balance we
made a home in, an embroidered
version of the cosmos that fits between
your mountainous knuckles when we
kiss. I kissed your in-betweens because
you already love your wholes. one look
and a shivering half away, I planned so
much more for your hands and mine, my
eyes and your entirety. I will have lived
a thousand mornings in your arms by
sunrise; you woke me in each one.
Orooj-e-Zafar
one look and a shy half away
the fogged window to the left
unveils a split second warmth
you fill me, your beta-rays consume
my eager form to five missing facial
muscles deepening with every move
yes, wormholes can be spheres but
cylinders make sense too, save for
their lost sense of distance, dimension
time and us. I don’t wish for galactic
wars for you. there is a balance we
made a home in, an embroidered
version of the cosmos that fits between
your mountainous knuckles when we
kiss. I kissed your in-betweens because
you already love your wholes. one look
and a shivering half away, I planned so
much more for your hands and mine, my
eyes and your entirety. I will have lived
a thousand mornings in your arms by
sunrise; you woke me in each one.
Orooj-e-Zafar
Orooj-e-Zafar is a Browncoat eighteen-years-young mosaic, residing in Islamabad, the dharna capital of Pakistan and works as a Poetry Reader at cahoodaloodaling. She is an aspiring spoken word poet and a certified overthinker. Her more recent work can be found over at: http://mockinroojay.bandcamp.com
Gary Nolan is a visual artist, photographer and programmer. He currently works in support of the U.S. space program. You can view more of his work on flickr.
