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# Speed of Light
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/speed-of-light/
- Published: 2021-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: space is a giant light sail torn apart by the pressure of photons streaming out of novae accelerating, they send their messages catch me if you can laughing at our helplessness
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Short Poem, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

space is a giant light sail  
torn apart by the pressure  
of photons streaming out of novae  
accelerating, they send their messages  
catch me if you can  
laughing at our helplessness

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**Author notes:** image from Phys.org https://allpoetry.com/contest/2784806-and-this-is-the-wonder-thats-keeping-the-st