the center of the heart is a

dark four chambered suite

eternal in its rhythm; what 

matters most is the warmth 

of the rooms and halls, 

the hue of the walls, and what most

stars never need 

 

 

Title and phrase “the dark eternal matter of the stars” taken from http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/05/01/two-ruminations-on-a-homeless-brother