Planetarium
Whitewashed walls, shiny floors,
Ten college girls enter, hand in hand,
We enter a vacuum—
Vendors gossip, colas hiss,
UFO catchers miss,
Babies bawl, our stomachs growl,
’Cause it’s easy
Easier to pretend that
We’ll always be together.
Pull the starlit shroud
These blueprints are allusions
That make us crave of the unknown—
Pendulums rock, pterodactyls squawk,
Dioramas are more than paper or clay
Planetariums are places
Where moons are clear as skies in May,
Back then, it’s easy
Easier to pretend that
We’ll always be together.
Shrill shrieks, cheek to cheek,
Does the universe share our secrets?
Chests pounding at the sight of wax
How long will this tunnel last?
Do we escape the labyrinth
or let these moments pass?
’Cause it’s easy
Easier to pretend that
We’ll always be together.










