I tumbled out of the dark
into a primordial, gurgling ocean
of eternal undulation—
where I might have stayed forever.
But the shimmering breath of the world
was already calling the waters forth,
and they gushed into light
on the moon’s own day.
Yet, still, I lingered
in the long dark tunnel
between the worlds.
Finally, like a golden rose
risen into form,
spun out of the same spiral
as the milky way,
arising from the black diamond
of space,
I was born
into afternoon sunlight,
waxing crescent moon overhead,
ancient photon whispers
from the combustion of stars
showering the earth;
the history of the light of the universe
encoded in my bone,
the spiral forms of galaxies being born
encoded in my breath.
What vibrancy begins now
to bloom into gesture?
Now, under the luminosity of Earendel,
morning star of the ancient universe,
reaching across the eternity of distance,
caressing our skin,
calling forth our original brilliance.
—Lorena (2017, 2025)