Thoughts of a dying astronaut / Here am I, floating in a tin can

[hollow scroll]

Far above the moon, I drift away from the world,
a voyager sailing down the unending river of stars,
floating in an abyss woven from stygian darkness.
Basking in the starlight, I am still,
for there's nothing left to do,
but sit in placid silence;
waiting amongst the galaxies,
for a moment,
I am

In a split second, a sharp pain blinds my eyes,
and the heart of the world shatters before me,
it gasps for air, falters, and collapses infinitely,
before bleeding out brilliant streaks of light
in a final florescence of radiance.
The light swallows the earth,
naught but a casualty,
its tapestry unravelled,
laid bare,
eternally

Is the sky forever changed, or one and the same?
Clouds bloom and shimmer in the wake of death,
like glasfeders, penning new beginnings i won't witness,
singing in a language i'll never understand.
Yet, I find myself humming along;
the cosmos mine to savour,
the stars her eyes,
breathtaking as always,
my love.

Partially (heavily) inspired by Space Oddity by David Bowie / Chris Hadfield

[cedar kelp]

Your phrasing is incredible the ‘unending river of stars,’ the world ‘bleeding out brilliant streaks of light,’ and the ‘final florescence of radiance’ are all lines that paint such great scenes. And the visuals are insane — I could picture every scene like an animation playing in front of my eyes.

[ashen pewter]

Within the river of stars 🌟 thou be,
May I know how's Eternity,
For I too want to sail along,
This never ending (cute) story.

[ashen pewter]

@hollow scroll