Writing
Astrophysics Of Missing You
At the center of our galaxy there is
A black hole so massive
Fifteen million of our suns
Could fit within it.
A black hole so massive
Fifteen million of our suns
Could fit within it.
I tell my daughter: "I dreamt
I had a daughter who got married
And never called me. Aren't dreams strange?"
I smile at the sound of her laughter.
I had a daughter who got married
And never called me. Aren't dreams strange?"
I smile at the sound of her laughter.
The black hole was discovered by observing
Telltale orbital anomalies of nearby stars
And odd behavior of light of a certain wavelength-
Now ultra-violet or infrared, I don't recall.
Telltale orbital anomalies of nearby stars
And odd behavior of light of a certain wavelength-
Now ultra-violet or infrared, I don't recall.
She loves him, so I love him,
But if she should ever grow to hate him…
I ask about her husband.
Courtesy and propriety first, I say.
But if she should ever grow to hate him…
I ask about her husband.
Courtesy and propriety first, I say.
Astrophysicists believe the black hole
Is the residual material
Of first generation stars
That formed most galactic matter.
Is the residual material
Of first generation stars
That formed most galactic matter.
"How is baby Alex?" I ask.
"Fine" She replies.
"And little Mini-Me?"
"Oh, Dad, he's gotten big."
"Fine" She replies.
"And little Mini-Me?"
"Oh, Dad, he's gotten big."
This black hole at the center
Of the Milky Way is a primordial
Remnant of the current universe
And is a byproduct of its evolution.
Of the Milky Way is a primordial
Remnant of the current universe
And is a byproduct of its evolution.
We say goodbye and the line falls silent.
I hang up the phone and walk from the kitchen
To the living room and flop down on the loveseat.
I lay with head and feet elevated on its armrests.
I hang up the phone and walk from the kitchen
To the living room and flop down on the loveseat.
I lay with head and feet elevated on its armrests.
