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an earth stops when a sun collapses imploding its guts into order forming structures destroyed constructing bridges consumed by flames a fire becomes a spark on wood becoming forest in a night remembering days in forgotten memories lived without regret remorse for actions taken back and love made by witnessing its creation a moon bleeds into cosmic dust unformed by gravitational anomalies neither pull nor push and yet still elements self-centered selfish long for boundlessness a ceasing of covalence an embargo on bonds only if they come back soil undisturbed stones never chiseled cries become laughter when spirituals sing like revivals and tithes are paid to parishioners that’s when holiday/sunday dinners aren’t missed my table is full and we hug and our prayers never end laughter infiltrated my sleep knocked me out into a genuine forever april met october spring made love to autumn birthing their summer of eternal light promised her a long difficult wait and winter, proximity as a blessing, body remembers the curse and watches the layers unravel and revolt against this mad ass talk of a half hearted winter summer watched the rowan berries mature over time, saw and felt deeper promises sit with me here at this gifted table, co-creating safer bloodlines be undone ‘cause i do not want to survive and living is a struggle thriving is marketing and i want miracles i want a genuine forever to do it well and get it right to then choose when it is complete and know it as good. [credits] video clips: fire consuming home @tulsafiredept birth of a universe @melodysheep_ poet: quincéy.xavier musician: Sarah Bitamazire Get full access to substantive.material at substantivematerial.substack.com/subscribe