Why Stars Explode
Written By: Maranda Russell
Feeling lonely tonight,
wondering if the night sky
knows how I feel –
it seems like she would.
All that emptiness,
the vast space between each star,
perhaps that is the real reason stars explode –
not because of heat,
not because of age,
but simply due to the overwhelming shadow
cast by their own isolation.
Maranda Russell 
10 responses to “Why Stars Explode”
This is beautiful and heartbreaking all at the same time.🌸
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Thank you. I actually wrote this a while ago and came across it again the other day and wanted to share it. Luckily I’m not feeling that lonely right now, but it certainly is a feeling I’m intimately familiar with.
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This is incredible.
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Aw, thanks so much!!!
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Reblogged this on THE OBSESSIVE WRITER.
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Reblogged this on Maranda Russell and commented:
I really like this old poem of mine. Thought I’d re-share it for those of you who are newer to my blog and missed it back when 🙂
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We all feel this way at times in our life. 😦
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We probably do unfortunately.
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This is beautifully written, it gives you that sense of fragility and pain that comes with isolation and loneliness, and it’s a really interesting perspective to see the stars exploding because of it. xx
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Thank you. It is a very sad poem, but also beautiful I think in its own way.
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