Black Holes

In the vast stygian void of space

callous and cold

devoid of deities

stars exhaust themselves after eons

of sending their light across the universe

bloating like corpses as they decay

obliterating all in their orbit

before collapsing under their own weight

becoming soulless stellar revenants

suffering from an insatiable infinite hunger

nothing escaping their gluttonous gravity

once they've ventured past the point of no return

crushing and consuming matter

its mass melding with the monster

that was once something so beautiful

The fate of those who find fame

is often much the same