Existential Loops

Existential Loops.

I once belonged to a celestial body,

But an explosion disposed of me

Into the space where all senses cease.

A fractured shard of obsidian sailing silently

Through absolute blackness-

I soar through zero gravity

Like a blind arrow towards a target,

Hoping that I will fall into orbit,

Or perhaps have already fallen into an orbit,

And that with every rotation,

And by despondent gravitational force,

Am brought closer to the star

From which I was born.

Christina Esser