We were nothing. The universe was black and silent. And, in a flash of light, we collided. Entire systems exploded into the nothing. We could see.
Stars grew and shined. Some retracted into themselves and faded back into the silence and the dark. Others expanded - reaching out to warm the empty spaces. We grieved the loss of the smaller stars while the giants burned in indignation and rejection.
So young, we were. So narrow our vision. We saw only what went missing. We saw the negative space between the suns.
We wished we were warmer as the flames around us burned hotter in compliance. But, we grew colder still.
Our eyes adjusted to the light too quickly. What was once a white burning supernova, seemed dim as the darkness crept in our peripheral vision. A quiet, titanic sleep was upon us.
We two young planets were plunged back into the night. But, we will wake someday soon. We will be born again in the same darkness.
Next time, let's see the sun.
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