All of us gathered around

Our heads held towards the sky,

Together as one people

To watch the last star die.

The sky was once so full of light

Stars fighting to shine through,

But that fight is lost tonight,

With the death of Betelgeuse.

We all stood there silently

As the light went away,

Like a string pulled up all our chins

To watch night lose the hint of day.

At no later than 4 am

All light had finally died,

So I took the flashlight from my phone

And lit back up the sky.