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Star-Crossed, Star-Straight

September 20, 2022
By Anonymous

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


The author's comments:

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.


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_ITSJEMMY GOLD said...
on Sep. 21 2022 at 11:41 am
_ITSJEMMY GOLD, Lagos, Other
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Favorite Quote:
IF YOU CANT LOVE ANYONE AT LEAST LOVE YOURSELF, YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE DONT LET ANYONE CHANGE THAT, YOU ARE LIKE THE STAR THAT SHINES AT ITS APPOINTED TIME

This is nice, the way you were able to relate the sun and moon