Picture a vacuum

An endless and unmoving blackness

Peace, or the absence at least, of terror

I see, and amongst all this space

That speck of light in the furthest corner

Gold as a pharaoh's coffin

Now follow that light with your tired eyes

Its been a long day, I know, but look

Watch as it flickers and it roars into fullness and fills the whole frame blazing a fire you can't bear the majesty of

Here is our Sun

And look

See how the planets are dangled around it

And held in that intricate dance

There is our Earth

Our Earth

Its blueness soothes the sharp burn in your eyes

Its contours remind you of love

That soft roundness

The comfort of ocean and land mass

Picture the world

Older than she ever thought that she'd get

She looks at herself as she spins

Arms loaded with the trophies of her most successful child

The pylons and mines

The powerplants shimmer in her still, cool breath

Now, is that a smile that plays across her lips

Or is it a tremor of dread?

The sadness of mothers as they watch the fates of their children unfold

In now

In fast

Kaleidoscopic vision

The colors like drugs in your belly, churning

Your skin pulled loose as a puck shaken and tighten

Now everything's flashing and the waves are magnified as they roll up towards you and you're tiny as sand

Just a speck

And as you approach the surface, all of that peace that you felt is replaced with this furious never known passion

You're feeling

The people, the life, their faces are bright

In your body, you're feeling

You want to be close to them, closer

'Cause these are your species, your kindred

Where have you landed?

Uncurl yourself, stand up, and look at your limbs

All intact, clothed in the fashion

This is a city, let's call her London(London!)

And these are the only times you have known

"Is this what it's come to?" You think

"What am I to make of all this?