# Edge of Eternity

Author: ShingetsuMoon
Tags: Poem, Poetry, outer space, universe

#4 of National Poetry Writing Month

Poem I wrote about outer space for National Poetry Month.

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What lies at the farthest reaches  
of the universe?

What exists out beyond the edge  
of space when there are no  
stars to light the sky or planets  
to fill the void?

What lies at the edge of eternity  
with no light, no warmth, no life?

What lies beyond the yawning abyss  
we know simply as space?

Where does the universe end if  
it can be said to end at all?

Is there place where even the  
emptiness of space ceases to exist?  
And all there is to be found is nothing?

Is there anything out beyond the void?  
Or is it just sitting there waiting  
for the emptiness to be filled with  
stars and galaxies to numerous for  
our fragile human minds to number?

Does it just go on forever or  
is there something else out there  
beyond the edge of eternity?

We spend our lives searching for life  
out there beyond the stars. Somewhere.  
Anywhere. In any way possible.

Is it because we are naturally   
such curious beings?

Or is the thought that we are truly  
alone in a vast and empty universe  
just too frightening a thought to bear?

Source: https://sofurry.com/s/rn6wdx51
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