Gravity

Gravity

We were bound each
to our own planet

by gravity, by a love
that forced us

to orbit each other
so closely at times

we were aberrations
our moods changed

with every gesture:
turn of a key, flip

of a light switch.
So close, we nearly

collided and destroyed
everything. It's terrifying

I know, this release
now, from the other, one

become two, this
sudden change

in weight, size, dream.
I don't know

what hides behind
the last star.

I only know
your stars, out

there, are white
and my stars, in

here, are red
and we'll arrive

at different destinations
separately.


Sherman Alexie..........from The First Indian On The Moon