Esme Writes.

He was on Alkaid and
I was on Megrez
and every summer I can’t
escape the glaring eyes of
that damn bear head and
body that tore it all apart
I forgot for awhile the name of
His sun that he was the center of
some universe
untouchable by my poor
fading light
years away
and so much less
time than we needed
bears have teeth that
tear and throats that growl
and I still have Megrez
all these years later
Megrez
Dubhe
Merak
Phecda
Alioth
Mizar
Alkaid