letters to no one ➳ [poetry]

➳ quadraginta septum

You were like the meteor
that descended into the atmosphere
with such an incredible force,
your light so bright,
it blazed the inky black sky.

Everyone stood in awe admiring
the spectacle on the
dark shores of the night sky.

What a magnificent sight it was.

Then, all of a sudden, it came crashing
down, tearing through the
unexpecting ground, among the
admirers, without a tiny
shred of mercy.

I never understood and I think I never will.

How something so beautiful could also be so ruthless?