DIY Humanity

Consider Orion head and torso
Of a giant condor or albatross,
Wings tipped by Sirius and Aldebaran,

Consider Cassiopeia the mouth
Of a great serpent, triangular,
Open to the left, plowing through stars,

Pretend they are friends and partners,
Hunting through the night together.
Make up new names and stories

For their gossipy adventures. Do that
And you will be human, humanly,
And they’ll still be whatever they are.