echoes of a supernova
A universe full of infinite galaxies and stars,
Yearning for exploration, to be discovered,
Once seemed futile with him by my side,
I had no desire to break free
From his salvation nor embrace,
Nothing out there could be greater than this.
Side by side we shone,
I could have done so for aeons,
But his fate was sealed by a sorting hat,
Brothers pulled apart by lions’ scarlet pride,
Must orbit separate galaxies.
Now, my home is stripped bare, void, desolate,
His room, once adorned with my sketches,
Echoes of our laughter, memories held dear,
Now vibrant with crimson flags, and faces,
Unfamiliar to my gaze.
Slowly I fade from his life,
Like ink erased from a note long forgotten.
With bags packed, he flees,
Towards the sun, abandoning me,
His brother, now left to witness
His universe implode.
A forgotten boy, this is who I become.
To him, a memory slowly slipping away,
Like smoke dissipating into wintry air,
My soul exposed,
Nothing remains in his wake.
Memories are fleeting,
They fade away like footprints in the sand,
Lost to the wind, forgotten on the land.
Here I stand, alone in the night,
My brother’s solace
Now a shadow of a dream.