They stand
By my grave.
Some weep,
Others not.
I hear a voice.
One of them.
I knew this one well.
We were close friends.
"She was
Getting better.
Why would she
Kill herself?"
Clearly,
This one
Knows nothing
Of astronomy.
A star
Shines the brightest
Just before
It collapses.
I do not know
If I
Was a star.
But I shone
Before I collapsed.
They did not
See it coming.
They did not
Hear silent screams.
Their lives
Will continue.
Mine
Will not.
That is truth,
Fair and simple.
