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Star-Crossed, Star-Straight
I have eyes everywhere, gazing around this vast universe looking for a new story to immortalize
But my heart cannot help but grow heavy when I peer into the Milky Way, past the belt of light, and see it
The sun and moon
In their beautiful cosmic race
Chasing each other in an infinite time loop that goes nowhere
He burns bright and hot, radiating his decaying warmth to the rest of the system
However, it’s not enough for her
Because she cannot move beside him
Because she runs away like she is trying to freeze away his love
But he chases her, yearns for her undying love, desperate to glow onto her
It is not enough because she runs
It’s only when an eclipse dawns the universe that they may cross paths
Even for a tiny blip in the space-time continuum
He reaches out to her to show his burning love for her
And she feels it bathing in his golden glow
For a moment she thinks she wants to stay in this forever
But then time passes and they separate into their own mortal orbit
And she becomes used to the cold again
Comforting her
Healing her
And punishing her
Punishing her for not bathing in the eclipse
So he finds earth
Close to him, and basking in all of his radiance
The earth absorbs the afterglow of love
Which she can feel its remnants slowly lick her like a budding fire
But it’s not enough
It will never be
Esosa Zuwa is an aspiring author hailing from Canada. Passionate about all things writing, poetry, and commentary, Esosa loves using her storytelling gifts to inspire and evoke strong and hopeful emotions in people. You can find her gushing over fictional men written by women, stanning 20+ k-pop groups, having world tours in her living room, and enjoying life when she's not writing.