Titans

And then it starts.

In the night, in the dark

in the dead silence

of the spacecraft.

The smallest breeze,

whispering through these

empty halls,

metal walls,

and out

Into the dark

lands

beyond.

And –

s i l e n c e .

Then

a flicker in the darkness,

a sudden spreading, blinding brightness,

a grumbling planet beneath our feet,

the metal walls groan and shriek.

Running down the dim-lit halls,

running to the outer-doors,

running for the shattering source,

voices bouncing off the walls:

“What the hell is – Lilith! – the windows – get to the – crap! – sound is driving me insane – wait, it’s not – Christ, what is – Cal, help me get – oh shit, oh shit, oh – malfunctioning – I got it, I – fuck – someone check the – is that – oh my god, guys…”

And this is where our feet have landed:

outside, on ground, on a barren planet,

our faces lit, our shadows lifted

the sky above is blinding – brilliant.

In this starry, starry day-slash-night,

a gigantic explosion of terrifying light,

the souls of stars soaring in flight,

raining down across the sky.

And from our place of awe and fright,

we watch them set the world alight –

set fire to our darkened sight

and cast

away

the eternal

night.