✓ Universe

﹝ she was the universe. ﹞

[She was the] Universe © simqlea

she was the universe.

carved from marble and carved from stone
she was meant to be infallible.
her skills for the universe would be honed
and she would string together a number of galaxies unfathomable.

the mortals praised her,
the gods divine admired her.
the stars adored her,
the night skies favoured her.

they all loved her ( image ).

for worshipping her, the losing side would emerge victorious.
not because she loved the attention for she truly hated it
but because the winning side tended to get vainglorious
and she is the keeper of the balance and has an obligation to maintain it.
( and perhaps she thought if she favoured one side they would see her. )

and then millennia passed and still no one truly saw her.

no one saw her smiles blessed by the sun,
no one saw her personality so similar to the night,
no one saw that all she craved was to be rid of her duties for but a moment
and all she wished was to be free and able to take flight.

days turned to weeks
turned to months
turned to years.

then it turned to decades
to centuries
to millennia
to what she thought would be forever more.

and then it happened.

and then she met him,
and he saw her.

and then he met her,
and she saw him.

and they saw each other
and they loved each other.

a love so deep, so passionate,
filled with heartfelt words and affectionate action
not a single being would dare contest it
for they all knew it to be true and long-lasting.

they saw each other when no one else would
because both knew what it felt like to be burdened with a mask.
whether it be literal or metaphorical, both knew that wearing a mask is a burden that should
not be placed on one's shoulders,
that it should not be a burden held alone,
for it is something that could destroy someone from the inside out.

( and they knew it from experience.
they both knew. )

so she met him
and he saw her
and he met her
and she saw him
and it was all okay.

it was all alright.

they were both alright.

they were there for each other,
and all was well.
they were well.

and then it wasn't.

what had happened?

until heartfelt words turned into letters laced with poison.
until affectionate actions turned into hateful slashes by a sword.

what had happened?

until she didn't see him,
and he didn't see her,
and they both realized that they were not meant for each other.
( and they both realized that it was not meant to be. )

what had gone wrong?

and it all fell.

she fell
he fell
the world fell
the galaxies fell
the stars fell
the constellations fell
the universe fell

everything fucking fell.

and she was back at square one,
all alone
with no one to call her home
because she'd destroyed the universe
and he was gone.

the world was gone
the galaxies were gone
the stars were gone
the constellations were gone
the universe was gone
( because he was gone and how could she be herself without him? )
and they were all gone.

and she was stuck loving a man who told her before it was all gone that

it was worth it
it was true

and

i never fucking loved you.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

guys i wrote this entire thing today what the hell
this is the quickest i've ever been to write anything LMAO
i should write stuff like this more often 🤔🤔

anyways, thank you guys so much for reading! i hope you enjoyed this little poem thing

( also if you did like it you could maybe vote? just click on that lil star on your screen! it helps support the book and makes me a lil bit happier :) )

this was inspired by sushisoot ! so you should go check her works out as well :) no because literally go check their works out their writing is so good it makes me mad

also she beta read this so can we all do a lil collective thank you sushi

thank u sushi.

take care of yourselves! drink some water n eat some food if you haven't already. i love you!

LOVE,
lea

(EDITED FEB. 2, 2022
new graphics <3)