we only talk about how stars shine,
how a cloud of gas and dust collapse
and through time, become the star our human eyes adore.

we only talk about how they sparkle on a dark night,
how they inspire the romantics of metaphors and words and poems,
how they form constellations and paint an image we fit them to.

but we never really talk much about how stars die,
that even though they can shine so bright for the longest time, they can and will die.

well, we never really talk about death at all
for we conceive it like gravitational warp, a blackhole we would never know what's beyond.

but it can't be all grim perhaps

'cause when stars die,
they can be a supernova explosion,
a tremendous death that can outshine the galaxy.
well, that sounds phenomenal.