We are all made of stardust

PROMPT

1. You are made of stardust, and to stardust you will return

RESPONSE

Stardust is hydrogen and helium and some more, and so are elements of earth. We glamorize our building blocks, and compare with a shining object in the sky, to motivate people.

Building blocks are life givers, and yet so elementary. It is the combination that makes all the difference. Our creativity stretches from arranging Lego blocks to building a blockchain. It is considered to be the next internet, as everything will be built on blockchain.

Are we learning our lessons from the universe? Why are stars so romantic, but depend on the Sun? Why is the Sin so fierce, yet so wanted? The human mind can channelize solar energy to facilitate life, but struggle to achieve stardom?

I choose the Erasure form of poetry here, and the base is a poem by Samuel Ilingworth.

We Are All Made of Stars

Here is my take on that masterpiece –

the universe EXPLODED

cutting through space time

remnants of that blast

forgot the heat

of their ferocious past

hydrogen and helium

clouds of dust and gas

built bonds that would last

coming together under gravity

to form stars

so massive

they eventually collapsed

under the weight

of their own

gravitational narcissism

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #76