The First Cosmos

Poetry by Andrea Gerada

Andrea Gerada is an aspiring writer and creative living in the Philippines. She holds a BA in English Literature, and is particularly interested in works that explore food, nature, and light. They can be found @andiesburgers on Twitter.

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I.

As before the first flame burst sonder

cosmic milk spilled in droves

split from the breath of heaven’s maker

the first and original life was love.

II.

In the silent hum of a room felt

in colored specks, in flight, in dark.

I’ve always known night with arms a cradle,

an empty black room, a blanket of cold.

III.

But the beauty of your moon-caked eyes

wintry desire, little cherry tongue.

How loveliness of a certain degree could have

only come from the sleeping dust of stars.

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