I shimmered, I glimmered
like million blinking fairy lights
Across 920,000 kilometers*
of axons, neurons and dendrites.
All the way to the moon and back
Giddy in love, yet strangely aware
catching stars spinning out of nowhere
pilgrimage in a three pound affair.
Back into chaos of rules that demarcate
hugging integrity no matter what it takes
like the molten chocolate inside lava cake
memories simmer amidst muted heartache
In front of the mirror finally free to see
920,000 kilometers staring back at me
beyond my skin, my style, my degree
face to face with someone larger than me.
Ambreen
*920,000 kilometers is the scientifically calculated and proved length of all fibers in a human brain. The adult human brain weighs approximately 3 pounds.
Distance between earth and moon is 384,400 kilometers.
So my anatomy teacher was actually right when she said that if you unfold the neurons in your brain, it is long enough to take you to the moon and back!!!!
All poems subject to copyright 2018 Ambreen Ahsan