Ode to the Galactic Center

ode to the Galactic Center

the Earthlings call you a black hole

but i call you beautiful beyond all the dreams

of the small blue planet that is

the only home they ever knew.

the lovely precious jewel of a blue blue planet

that they raped and poisoned so shamelessly

in animal lust.

and in uncontrollable insatiable irrational greed

they call you a black hole.

i love you, black hole. i adore you.

je t’aime. je t’aime.

i will call you black hole

but you ain’t black. you are every color in every rainbow

and every color not in any rainbow

you ain’t a hole. a doughnut is not a hole.

you are energy.

you are power. the power to annihilate a billion puny suns

you are very pretty.