Universe Swept Aside
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Poem.
A new universe
Worlds blink into existence
First large and wide
second pulling together into shimmering orbs
A moon here, a planet there, a comet streaking there
Growing in size
Growing in number
Blink
One second twenty worlds
Next second a million
Even as the universe grows, its fate is sealed
Worlds grow too large. Out of control. Worlds merge. Collapse.
Two great arms stretch out
A horrible chorus of screams reaches beyond the universe
as it is swept aside
Even as the universe sloshes aside, new worlds appear behind the arms
Swept aside, too as the arms return to their position beneath the*
(It's a cyclical universe It's a cyclical universe It's a cyclical universe It's cyclical universe
(The scientists determine this near the end of each cycle, before their world ends.
Does anyone escape? Is there a legacy? Is there still history?)
Does anyone escape? Is there a legacy? Is there still history?)
It's a cyclical universe It's a cyclical universe Endlessly repeat until
the rain stops pouring down upon the*
)
*windshield.
A new universe...
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