This poem is from a manuscript-in-progress that considers intersections of the physical universe with human experience. HR 6819 is a triple system comprised of a Be star which orbits a binary pair, a star, and a black hole—which evoked this depiction of a love triangle.
Laura Reece Hogan is the author of Litany of Flights (Paraclete Press, 2020), a chapbook O Garden-Dweller (Finishing Line Press, 2017), and I Live, No Longer I (Wipf & Stock, 2017).