Andromeda

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I dreamed you
came to me
and wanted to tattoo the night sky
on my body

Starting small, you
cut into me
and marked the constellations
across my skin

Pegasus on my pinkie
Cassiopeia on my collarbone
Lyra on my lip
Hydra on my heart

After that, you
swept across me –
mapped the nebulae until
I was full

Bored suddenly, you
peered over me
hid your inks and left
the open wounds

unfinished and incomplete:
a partial galaxy

 

Author: ataraxicat

All characters and events are fictitious, probably.

4 thoughts on “Andromeda”

  1. You are so cool! I do not think I’ve read something like that before.

    So great to find someone with some genuine thoughts on this topic.

    Seriously.. thank you for starting this up.

    This website is something that is required on the internet, someone with a little originality!

    Like

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