Black Hole Diary

I am royal purple,
a reigning river of capability.
I used to be an
elephant sigh
until crisp stars
poked their passion into my raspy laugh.
I am the space between fingers,
fragile, empty,
veined, pulsing,
smooth & crinkled.
At times I remember the word folded in my heart:
0000000000closure.
I have let go of my name:
00000000000000000000Night Sky.

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Abbey Tadros, age 13
Kirkwood, Missouri
North Kirkwood Middle School
Teacher: Melissa Banjak