Space Heater - Dreamforge Magazine

I hope I can be more than just a space heater.
More than just a sack of warm blood and bones.
I want to be more than just a heat signature.
More than alive by default.

More than just a sack of warm blood and bones.
Inside each heart waits the seed of a star.
More than alive by default.
Inside each mind waits a universe.

Inside each heart waits the seed of a star.
We are so much more than a body.
Inside each mind waits a universe.
We can be the creators that dream the world.

We are so much more than a body.
I want to be more than just a heat signature.
We can be the creators that dream the world.
I hope I can be more than just a space heater.

Angela Yuriko Smith

Angela Yuriko Smith is an American poet, publisher and author. Her first collection of poetry, In Favor of Pain, was nominated for a 2017 Elgin Award. Her latest novella, Bitter Suites, is a 2018 Bram Stoker Awards® Finalist. She co-publishes Space and Time magazine, a 53-year-old publication dedicated to fantasy, horror and science fiction. For more information visit SpaceandTimeMagazine.com or AngelaYSmith.com. For more information visit SpaceandTimeMagazine.com or AngelaYSmith.com.

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