The Other Sie

Hour 5 Poetry Marathon May 2025

{They always knew there was more to the world

But those treasures had always eluded them

Not matter how hard they searched



Now, they were frozen in place

Fear gripping their hearts and minds

Trying to comprehend what they were seeing

What they had done



Never before had this window shown anything

Other than the fields outside, the treeline barely visible

But today it was different

Today was special



To open the world to such a sight

Both beautiful and terrifying in unison

the vast carpet of stars

Led to orbs that glowed amongst them



Firecrackers of exploding stars

Rarely seen by naked eyes

Like watching a display of lights, twisting and turning

Mesmerising but horrific at the same time



Lights drawing closer to the window

Just a plain window

Drawn with dull curtains and musty odour

Paint peeling



Now glistening in the universes gaze

The attention undivided

Yet not unwarranted

Who had opened the window, no one knew



Who opened the window, no one cared

They had opened a terror so beautiful

It tugged at them, daring them

To climb through and float through the beauty

To float through eternity and what lay beyond



Their conscious minds enthralled

They still stood, mesmerised

The urge to fly ran through them all

Despite the death that surely awaited them/center}