One Polarized Popinjay

One Polarized Popinjay 
 
Once upon a time  
There was nothing  
But then - 
There existed the Heavens and the Earth 
 
Like once upon a time  
I felt nothing  
But then - 
There existed passion and want 
 
Pulsating with a maddened sort of light 
You outshone them all  
You made me blind to them all  
I should have known your light would be intermittent  
For nothing truly good ever lasts  
 
A Star's life span  
Would interest you more than it would interest me 
You were my White Dwarf  
Whilst I was too weak to even begin my journey 
 
Except.  
Now you are cold and bitter 
Like the harsh winds that bind me to a routine I cannot escape  
And cannot fathom to escape  
I am now the Supernova  
Whilst you are too weak to even begin your journey again 
 
Be no Oscar Wilde  
For his beauty and the lapis lazuli  
Of his eyes  
Can never excuse his backwards demeanour  
 
Once upon a time  
Folk realised that Beauty and Youth  
Paled in comparison to that of - 
An altruistic soul 
 
Do you not realise even stars lose their right to coruscate eventually?  
 
28/01/2018 
 
Tehmina Usman