In the eternal nothingness of the black hole
the infinitesimally small, infinitely hot, infinitely dense, something - a singularity
coagulates under pressure
finite matter squished into infinite density.
It dilates tenderly bearing the universe
Dispersing into protons, neurons, electrons
Fused through gravity to form stars,
galaxies.

Cosmic embryos float like sins in boundless silence
As two neutron stars orbit each other for millions of years
Absorbed in their own mesmerization
gradually drifting closer and closer, spiraling together in obedience to Einstein’s laws
of general relativity
until one day they merge in a climactic supernova
and erupt in blues, reds, smudged, luminous colors
never yet domesticated.

A high-speed jet of particles smashes the lingering aura
Of what was once several millions years of embrace
The newly created elements drift across interstellar spaces
Metallic sounds break the silence in whispers of
lead, uranium, calcium, iron, and gold
end up injected into planets and beings
compressed into fibers of meat
and dreams.