Emerald constellation

There it was, an 
emerald constellation sprawling over terrazzo plane—

all the way from the front entrance of a small shop 
selling sweet black tea

to the junction between street, pedestrian pavement, 
and alley—the stars shot off, failing 

over unsuspecting reality, meeting the absolute 
sovereignty of the dark—

and it was there that had to be unsated.

Dale Chou
2018-02-02