Vantablack

~ Kenneth P. Gurney

The sky grew too old
to contain the night.
A galaxy of stars fell away
expelled and abandoned.
When the void sloshed
readjusting, a splash
landed on our living room wall.
Its blackness
was the perfect backdrop
for Lori’s neon blue hair.

copyright © 2020 Kenneth P. Gurney

postscript

Wikipedia on Vantablack.

Published by Kenneth P. Gurney

I am an Albuquerque, NM, USA poet.

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