Suspension

at one in the formulary

this eternal void

a scattering of stardust

remains only to fill oceans

divided by light-years

twinkling frenzy

and we go deep

drowning

abandoning desire

into the solar

weaving winds

lightbulb sun

a painter streaking

smudging watercolors

abstract and sometimes evil grey

blurring under examination

scientific understanding

hung by a thread

in the vacuum

within refuge of atmosphere

we swim storm cursed seas

on rare occasions we break surface

knowledge is not our enemy

but it puts us under

into the stars

as we paddle to wisdom

all without meaning

as we stare

and we stand amazed

awestruck at the emptiness of galaxy

a system without

while within

mortal skin

lurks degeneration

death of mind

and only perhaps

sometimes

the loss of soul