Ascent Noir

i was told
although i was the center of my own universe
the stars would not lie
at my feet

i stepped on them anyway

glitter littered
my frozen toes
and broken skin
i knew

walking barefoot through space

hadn’t been such a good
idea as perpetual dusk engulfed me
in one swollen gulp

the glitter spread
to my legs my arms my head
and there i hung in silence

[at the center of my universe]

a star