Wonder itself has exploded
in a noiseless big bang
as we discover entire new galaxies
and somehow it- slipped us
that now we could see a massive black hole
if we were only looking
for what we were not sure of
through a backyard telescope
A black hole, an inscrutable black
plate- circled in a halo of gas light-
born of obliterated stardom
collapsed stellar mass
or collisions of other black holes,
forming a world of-insucking death
Hell has no fury like its implacable appetite
its mouth an event horizon
dragging space time into
a cosmic whirlpool
stretching celestial bodies
into spaghetti
before churning them
in its mindless viral gut
fiercer than a billion tornados
devouring whole stars
to a place-space-drained of time
where no light, no remains emerge
no traces, no forgiveness
An outer space Shiva
that exits to destroy
and merge with other destroyers
killing planets that adore suns
and then the suns themselves
Yet, the biggest black hole is faraway
by a few billion light years
giving us time, precious space
to expand our mental outreach
seek hope in the brightest stars and
wheel-spinning galaxies-
to explore the universe
of our hearts and souls
for new solutions
and discover how black holes become
worm holes that don’t devour
but act as swirling tunnels
channeling travel through space and time
delivering sky-bodies to distant reaches of the universe
connecting what never connected before
We have time to learn
to save the earth, ourselves
and figure out what we to do with
our own light and darkness
on earth and in heaven
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