for you

dedicated to the Hubble Space Telescope

shot up into the cosmos, eased

into an orbit around Earth

you have silently watched

as comets wag their tails

of dust and light through solitary jaunts

and you have silently watched

as stars violently die, time after time

in a luminous burst of color

and you have silently watched

as the far ends of space

beam echoes of its creation into your brain

and it is through your eyes

i first learned

that the universe is more vast

meaningful and complex

than my existence will ever be

*Published by Dear Reader on 8/12/20