Atlas: Five

I want to watch the universe expand

I want to break it into pieces small enough to understand

And put it all back together again

In the quiet of my private collection

It feels like an out-of-body experience

But something gets lost from a safe distance

Now I can't put my mind to rest and I can't help but second guess

Living behind this one-way mirror

I'm hypnotized by this anomaly

Such strange uncharted territory

A white flag waves in the dark between my head and my heart

My armour falls apart

As if I could let myself be seen

Even deeply known

Like I was already brave enough to let go

And now I want to generously lose this energy

That I've been hanging onto so desperately

I finally feel the universe expand

It's hidden in heartbeats

Exhales and in the hope of open hands