Just as the waves broke

And the shores poured in

A candle was lit in the distance.

He walked barefoot across

Beach rocks and flitch.

 

He heard the stars

Beating, swaying, ticking

And the lick of darkness

Broad above, spread out

In the glint of midnight.

 

He slowly approached the shine

Each foot forward gave clarity to the flame

Until he reached the heat and noticed

Nobody was there.

 

Nothing but a single ivory framed mirror

Pointed up at the stars

Reflecting every speck of space

In the visual multiverse.

 

He turned swiftly to the sea

Leaped in

And began to swim.