Above – Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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The Hungry Galactic Plug Hole
star swallower
gas guzzler
gulping garbage feeder
matter muncher
dust digester
cosmic vacuum cleaner
yawning glutton
belly button
centre of the spiral
super suction
dark destruction
great galactic gyral
beyond control
it swallows whole
you can’t resist the tug
black hungry hole
the light it stole
please, someone, find the plug
© Suzanne Olivante 2016 All Rights Reserved
Published in ‘Watcher of the Skies: Poems About Space and Aliens’ (The Emma Press 2016)
An anthology of facts and poetry for children. Approximate reading age: for reading aloud to children aged 6+; for children aged 8+ to read on their own