Challenge
Poetry contest. Twenty word minimum. First place will be decided based on the poem, of course, though the number of comments posted by others will be factored in (critiques or praise, no one word or three word quickies) and those who comment should "like" it to keep the judges looking for updated reads. Write a poem about anything. Aim for the gut. Winner gets $100.
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Mortal Starlight
Heavy doses of adamant will
Collide with creative skill
Perhaps creation is not so merciful
But what is creation to the mind
Which can paint worlds of its own
Nothing will last forever
Not stars nor stone
Everything erodes
Explodes
Withers
Humankind is weak
Held back by their own
Clawing for the stars
When gravity drags us down
But until light and freewill fades
Humankind will soar
Because it must
We are makers
We are painters
We are explorers
We are creators
We can be gods
Gods who mold the heavens
Weave the fabric of spacetime
And create a multitude of worlds
And an abundance of stars
Stars that are immortal
Stars that shine forever in the dark