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.
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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