The End Of A Planet

By Anantjit Chander

In the silence of space, I float alone

My planet consumed, my home unknown

I watch as the black hole swallows all

A void so vast, a fate so small

I am but a speck, a cosmic mistake

My life, my dreams, all about to break

As I drift towards the endless abyss

I ponder my fate, my life's final kiss

I think of my family, my friends left behind

The memories we shared, the love intertwined

I wish I could tell them how much they meant

Before my body, into nothingness is sent

I wonder if there is life beyond this hole

Or if I am the last of my species, alone

I think of the stars, the galaxies untold

All the wonders of the universe, now so cold

As my ship begins to shake and tremble

I feel my heart race, my thoughts assemble

I close my eyes and take a deep breath

Embracing my fate, my inevitable death

But as I slip away into the unknown

A sense of peace, a calmness is shown

For I am part of the universe divine

A mere fragment, but always intertwined

And though my body is lost in the black hole's grip

My spirit lives on, in the stars that still drip

My legacy lives on, in the memories I leave

In the love I gave, the kindness I received.

By Anantjit Chander