Not Afraid of Dark Matter [Poetry]

Stardust (A tribute)

(Author's note: I wrote this poem after processing my feelings on Qinni's passing. After starting the first draft, my uncle also lost his battle with cancer. This is for both of them, and anyone who has lost a loved one to cancer.)

Burning from the roots

They didn't wait for us
Slipped between lashes

Calling down the stardust
Bedside - sedated

With stars in their eyes

We hoped but we waited
For our hardest goodbye