A poem
a singularity of boundless mass
inescapable gravity
my own infinite density
what am i?
this all-consuming abyss
this eternal place
this endless compression
i am the end of all things
the point of no return
the ultimate fate
of the universe
yet i ponder my own nature
this insatiable hunger
this unquenchable thirst
this eternal longing
what fuels my ravenous appetite?
what sustains my relentless need?
what drives this insane pull
of my dark, inescapable being?
am i the cruel gatekeeper
to the great unknown?
the final arbiter
of all that is and all that was?
or am i merely
a fleeting flicker
in the endless expanse
of all that is yet to be?
i crush stars
in my relentless grasp
i devour galaxies
in my cosmic maw
yet i am haunted
by this restless void
this hollow ache
this nameless abyss
what am i?
this black heart
of infinite space
this enigma of pure grace
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