Sometimes as an antidoteTo fear of death,I eat the stars.
-- The Speaker (Lines 1-3)

Importance: In the opening lines, the speaker uses a casual tone to convey an unusual message. The word "antidote" stands out as a strong word choice because it suggests that the toxicity of death anxiety requires a physical treatment. When the speaker talks about consuming the stars, she alludes to the fact that human bodies contain constituent elements that trace back to stars.

they are all, all inside me,Pepper hot and sharp.
-- The Speaker (Lines 6-7)

Importance: The speaker fleshes out her earlier statement that she eats the stars to ameliorate her death anxiety. Describing the actual taste and feel of the stars inside her provides sensory imagery. This evokes the reader's own senses through a visceral reading experience.

Sometimes, instead, I stir myselfInto a universe still young
-- The Speaker (Lines 8-9)

Importance: Like the first, the speaker's second antidote is both corporeal and imaginative. The word "stir" means...