Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for July 02, 2015
July 01, 2015
July 03, 2015
Transcript:
Phoebe: Marigold? Are you very old? Marigold: "Old" is relative. I am younger than stars... But OLDER than the pizza at the back of your refrigerator. Phoebe: Even so, ew.
I have seen the first stars born and then die in a flash of brief illumination, and I have seen the planets form, the seas spread across the barren void of land, and the mountains rise and crumble to dust, I have seen the first life crawl out of the oceans, and all mighty trees grow from the humblest of seeds, but I have yet to see a unicorn dance the merengue
That silliness reminded me of this:“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time… like tears in rain…”