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the universe is throbbing (Free verse) by FreeFormFixation
last night i saw
two stars burn out
in succession, i think perhaps
they never thought
that such an event would be noticed.
but i noticed.
did anyone else?
i'm inclined to believe
that such a desire is pointless.
the world is just a single spark
in a failing synapse,
in a repressed impulse.
and i am just
one electron among
all the others that strive to
eject others from their cloud.
and i wonder,
is our own sun next?
and will we even notice?
or have day and night
become the same thing?
time constraints only
take numbers into account.
but i would notice.
even if in noticing
i'm branded a heretic
or a schizophrenic idealist.
because my pessimistic observation
would go unnoticed in the United Nations.
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