supernova

i visited the 1 billion year old version of myself out on the periphery
past the palms that are used to create winnowing baskets
i asked her how she thrives in isolation
and she responded that Rigel is bright
and offensively far
yet unconcerned about it
because it enjoys its own warmth
because it is a star
there to be witnessed when we decide to
take respite from debating the nature of a grain of sand
…and look up