Soap Bubble

waterborne starcraft in repose and soaking in electric light
the voice of a river singing, slinging, sun bathing your face
I dream of futures for us and they stretch out like colossal blades of grass

in space, you remember you are stardust, walking with your brothers
sisters and siblings from the earliest atomic bonds that connect us still
the human potential for love for compassion for lust for joy for creativity
let loose the wings and the freedom to fly and I’ll join you

we are soap bubbles happily gliding down the porcelain
we refract endless rays of light and cluster together tightly
and slowly we drift, happy and impermanent, melting into soft foam
steam warming our soft bodies as we gently float to our last stop

© Jessica Umbra, 2024
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