an ode to glitter and stardust by Dane Lyn
Mr. Stardust and I have a mutual
love
we have a mutual love of
of copolymer sheets ground down to minuscule hexagons,
certainly not as glamorous as crushed
diamonds,
but now available in an epic array of application methods.
a way to freak out in a moonage
daydream.
glints and gleams with glimpses of
faraway starmen.
my marrow does a dreamlike
disco,
heady intoxication lacking
propriety.
much like Bowie when he becomes
becomes the human manifestation of an
alien,
I fancy it applied to my skin,
and we shimmer
and we shimmer
and we shimmer
and radiate bisexual jubilance
my departed Ziggy and I.
Dane Lyn (they/them) is a queer, educator, poet, and glitter enthusiast with an MFA from Lindenwood University. Find them in Southern California with their partner ridding their shoes of beach sand. Dane’s work often centers on disability and queerness. @punkhippypoet is where you will find them on Instagram and Twitter.