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The Prototype

A Replica Of Real Love

By Sarah JanePublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read
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Meeting you

was astronomically potent

*

The first time we spoke

I felt it take over

*

Contentment of the soul

*

Like the day

I went to go see

the prototype

of the Starshade

in my friend's laboratory at JPL

*

I had seen a small origami model

he printed months earlier

but this was the real deal

*

The life-size version

of his paper invention

Mathematics in action

The prototype of his genius

*

The next form of this one

would fly out of this world

to assist the search for life beyond ours

*

An invention unlike any other

that preceded it's time

This was the future

of science

*

The morning was bright

Butterflies fluttered

beneath my bones

*

As I walked with my friends

to the Starshade laboratory

*

We approached

the folded flower

*

A propulsion system

tied up with strings

*

Each grasping an end

of it's folded wings

*

Happiness in our hearts

Silence in our souls

we slowly pulled apart

the petals

*

Unfurling the invention

it blossomed in all it's brilliance

*

Touching the prototype spacecraft

with fire in the middle

and petals on it's face

was an otherworldly honor

*

That's how I felt when

we first connected

*

It was exhilarating

*

An honor to touch

the otherworldly splendor

of your soul

*

If you're not the one

you are the prototype

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About the Creator

Sarah Jane

Writing has been Sarah's passion since she was 7 years-old when she began writing poetry and short stories. Now, she's sharing her gift with the world. Subscribe, and come take a whirl in her words.

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