Jordan Moellenbeck

The Beauty of an Untouched Star

Space is vast. It is filled with a silence that almost seems deafening. However, space is not empty; it is far from it. When a star dies, its light dims, leaving behind a residue that once was, as each resident counts down the hours to their impending doomsday. I was this star. I was lost. I was far from any other world, floating aimlessly through the space that was once occupied. Never again. When stars collide, it is believed that a “big bang” can occur, that can create something beautiful and new. From death rises beauty- and from beauty rises death.