Supernova

And men said that the blood of the stars flowed in her veins.” - C.S. Lewis
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People are like stars
Something happens to burst us open
And we think we are dying
But we’re actually turning into a supernova.
When I burst open,
My last breath is going to rush out of me
Like a stellar explosion that
Briefly outshines our entire galaxy.
Einstein told us,
Energy cannot be created
Or destroyed.
It can only be changed
From one form to another. 
So don't you tell me
There is no life after death
When every atom in our bodies
Was created in a star.
I have galaxies in my mind,
So do not tell me I cannot shine.
And when you stand transfixed
Under the expanse of stars in the sky,
Realizing that each star
Is actually a raging sun,
Do not feel insignificant.
Instead, remember you are a star
In someone's sky.
Remember you shine 
Brighter than the sun.
Remember you are stellar.
You are galactic.
You have dust and stars
In your bones.

There are as many atoms
In a single molecule of your DNA
As there are stars in a galaxy.
So remember:
You are a universe.
You are my world.

JB