Diane Hine - The Width of the World lyrics

I drilled a tunnel which spanned the width of the world and grazed its iron core. The southern constellations lit my night. I aligned my telescope and saw pale daylight. I lined my tunnel with insulating frictionless gunk. Sometimes I jump. The Coriolis force spirals my ride. I accelerate, slow, accelerate, slow, stop and step out on the other side. The locals say hello. I made a ladder from seven thousand, nine hundred woven letters stretched into miles. Sometimes I climb down and step off halfway. Beside Earth's heart gravity pulls as gently as an inhalation and weight falls away. I angled mirrors, two at each end, four in all. Light skids around the glossy walls. On my left the sun sets and on my right dawn breaks simultaneously. I float in a rose and apricot phase. This is where I read your poetry.