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SUN

I am an animal on this planet
wanting to learn
live and prosper

bipedal, my thoughts
swung up to the stars

wanted their light
the secret
of their light

since I could not smell
them, feel them touch them

listened out for them
listened with a power
a trillion times stronger
than my hearing

but no clear message ever
to tell me their dreams
their fears
their hopes
their horrors

what species of bridge
we could possibly build

not thinking
what was running down
what was at a premium
what was light-

speed accelerating
beyond our
control

and me
mere animal
but also
creature of hubris
creature of arrogance

if not
in divine image
blessed with the power of all suns.