This selection, chosen by guest editor Sierra Farrare, is from Letters to Myself by Alexandra Mireanu.
We are stardust
matter that has been transformed
within the universe
into beings
rebuilt from the sky
crashing down to earth
matter
re-engineered by generations
to become us
we learned to seek
grow, guide, fly
to speak, read, write
we were given life
we knew instinctively
how to survive
but we chose to thrive
we came from this earth
we need to breathe
we were given life
and look at all we have seen
all we have achieved
to those we love
and those we distaste
we are all children of the same matter
and all matter in the milky way
Alexandra Mireanu self-published her poetry collection Letters to Myself in 2021. She is currently pursuing a Certificate in Creative Writing at the University of Toronto, where she participates in open mics and a creative non-fiction writing group. Alexandra enjoys supporting writers through poetry editing and self-publishing. She is writing her debut memoir, and exploring avant-garde poetry for her next collection.
Sierra Farrare is a short fiction writer from Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to a limited self-published run of her collection, Friday Night Hand Grenade, you can also find her work featured in Pretty Owl Poetry and University of Baltimore’s Welter. 
