Published on: 4/28/2015
Dust Everywhere

fractions of a second after
the Big Bang
dust arose in massive
clouds, filled what was
empty— primordial
disintegration
slowly spinning
hidden gods orchestrating
spirals, rings
gathering it into stars
clusters
galaxies
dust pervaded the spaces
floating in blackness
collected
on every surface

dust grains formed
continents
mountains
raining delicately
on ferns, fences
furniture
and women noted this
hung curtains
fetched mops, rags
began their battle
against all the dust
in the universe
it seemed like
shaking it outdoors
to blow through other
orbits, endless dust
permeating the black spaces