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Dendrites stretching through void,
dark axons reaching out from soma to soma.

Each intersection a galaxy,
bright neurons in a network of space.

The music of radiation:
the acetylcholine passing from cell to cell.

The lugubriously expanding universe:
a majestic monstrous fetus gestating.

When the universe awakes and synapses fire,
will we awaken, too?

Or will we continue, atoms of organelles of a neuron,
unaware of the body?

This magnificent leviathan, oblivious to the multitudes it contains:
the glory of its cells.



L.W. Salinas is a narrator and voice actress living in Denver, CO with her spouse and two cats. She has over 30 audiobooks recorded and produced, and can be heard in dubs for Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Amazon. Her website can be found at www.lwsalinas.com.
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