Apertures of Agony

Was professor of astronomy, ah those heady days Studied fields in cosmology, including solar rays Observed galaxies all my life, seeking exotic events Ironically happens now, as my death’s dispensed By dour hospice window, seeds a suffusion of light Not dazzling, quite fuzzy, discernibly white Shallow luminosity, enters my departing room ‘Twas pitch black this night, no forecast moon’ Growing in intensity, colours turn purple green Must be an invasion, of extraterrestrial aliens Hope they finish me fast, this final stage is slow Then the fireworks start, whole world’s set aglow Heaven’s have ruptured, no raindrops seen Cataclysmic silent eruption, yet everywhere serene It’s not possible, unconscionable, too far south Only a gamma ray burst, could bring this about A possible hypernova, just light years away Hits Earth’s magnetic field, in a mega-aurora display Iridescent photons, avalanche over me My teardrops fluoresce, through the apertures of agony Hypnotic warmth, released from cold light My woes are assuaged, God this feels so nice Semiconscious state, accruing spiritual bliss “So this is how life ends, amid ethereal fine mist.” Nurses are praying, down on their knees Speaking foreign languages, at wonderment they see Some fear the apocalypse, whilst others run about I hum Cohen’s Hallelujah, but these words spill out #O come purge my mind, cover woes Give back the life, that I forgo Help me bear this weight, won’t ya Blind darkness, annihilate fate Finish suffering, show your face Unleash the love, they call Gods grace! #Hallelujah#Hallelujah#Hallelujah#Hallelujah# Pyrotechnics are over, now quiescently asleep Drowning no longer, in pillow soaked weep Greeting my parents, bereaving my family As I enter a tunnel, leaving the apertures of agony. Originally written 02/18/21 2022 Poetry Marathon Mile 19 Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Mark Toney 11/06/22