"Instructions for Swallowing a Star"- by Anonymous

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i. find one

a shard of light caught in a puddle,

the silver trembling on a spoon,

a firefly cupped between two hands.

ii. hold it beneath your tongue

Let it dissolve slowly,

like sugar, all the beautiful things

you are too afraid to open your eyes to

iii. don't tell anyone

iv. wait

For the faint gold beneath your ribs, the strange warmth in your throat-

to begin

            to shine.

v. remember:

Not everything that glows

is trying to be found

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