bones, stones and genes

bones, stones, and genes
 
beacons of light emerge
around the Earth at night
beautification      connection   
rotation
 
in this world of seven
billion
I found
you
 
bones     blood      and soul
 
clinging, white-knuckled
to survive another night
 
pretending someone
on
the other side    
                       of the planet
is borrowing the sun
 
because they need morning
just a bit more 

Previously published: Naugatuck Valley Community College Fresh Ink Literary Journal 2017