Incandescence, Bottled 2063

What could magical technology look like in the future?

Greer Banks is a software developer and gardener based in Kansas City. His work is published or forthcoming in Ouch! Collective.

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You peek your head from under blanket,
I close the door behind me.

I found new for us,
	A bottle jar heaped with incandescence.
	Too bright to see in day.
	The cork POPs.
 		Smoke swirls, light shimmers,
		Constellations coat the walls.

“I knew how you felt, earlier,” I say,
	Now that you can read my thoughts.
I don’t have to form the word “Sorry.”
You hear it, give my head a tap. You’re here,
	You still are.

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