Death of a Star

It seemed so long ago, my star was born Pure white brilliance, blinding and warm A beauty unrivaled by queens and kings Even more fair than Saturn's rings Pulled into orbit against my will I was shaken and given more than my fill There I was plucked from my Pleiades Lightened and darkened and brought to my knees So when did it all go so wrong The starting of a mighty collision Who silenced the sonorous song And first foresaw this asteroidal vision Was it Sagittarius's sharp arrow Or Electra, my own sister star Do I dare pick up the nebular bow And battle this fearsome quasar The galaxies began at once to collide Gravitationally turned with nowhere to hide My clear, radiant star fought at my right arm Struggled and warred to inflict lasting harm But the loathsome rival was too strong The fray too immense, too harsh and too long Luminosity of my star was brighter than the sun And then came the explosion, the evil deed was done It seemed so long ago, my star was born Pure white brilliance, blinding and warm A beauty unrivaled by queens and kings Even more fair than Saturn's rings Now I'm iced over, my flame turned blue I'm moved aside and left in the view Swallowed and shadowed, mourning my star's dark death Left in its place, a black hole loved nonetheless.