Two heavenly bodies
Glinting in the light of the same sun
Drawn to one another
Relentlessly
Whether by pull of gravity
Or fate of momentum and trajectory
Neither aware of the other one
Until seconds before tragedy
Nearby planets continued in their orbits
Some uncaring, others in dreamland
Too busy in their own flight for stopping and staring.
Too busy being glad it wasn't them to lend a hand.
In the dusty aftermath
Was there any sense of regret
For one plowing thoughtlessly
Into the other?
Was it accumulated karma
That saw this meeting set?
Or was the collision course they flew
Just down to the numbers?
Nearby planets continued in their orbits
Some uncaring, others in dreamland
Too busy in their own flight for stopping and staring.
Too busy being glad it wasn't them to lend a hand.
Did the dinosaurs see the meteor's glow
And wish for time to change their fate?
Or did they only shut their eyes,
Fear the worst
And hope for the best?
Part of me remains
Abandoned on the road
As part of me moves on
Without the other.