the stars are swirling around way up in the firmament. a low hum of bees off in the distance. the flat earth is impenetrable and implacable. it opens and relieves me below the surface before resuming itself. the sub- red sea is scorching, on fire and i swim in it but it does not hurt. deeper inward to the darker reds & maroons & siennas. no light, no refractions, no colors
i think of the forever burning stars. never ceasing the battle for eternity. molecules fusing and exploding. never a mistake
