And there goes the BOOM.
.
It's just a minor s_e_t_b_a_c_k.
Nothing to w-o-r-r-y about.
K.e.e.p. g.o.i.n.g.
Everything will be f_i_n_e.
.
But everything is not f_i_n_e.
.
And next thing you know,
the w*h*o*l*e world
Shatters
right-before-your-eyes.
And you can*t go b-a-c-k.
.
Not even you,
the
}cleverest{
witch of your age;
no'one'can'turn'back'time'
just. to. stop.
death.
For death
Is inevitable.
But death
Is not the )end(
.
you-only-need-to-remember
that you're not a^b^o^v^e
nature.
You cannot
S.T.O.P.
death.
You simply need to remember
not to let death
S.T.O.P.
you.
.
B.O.O.M.
A resounding c/r\a/s\h.
You knew you weren't
i,n,v,i,n,c,i,b,l,e
didn't you?
.
But this time,
you've gone*too*far
and-there's-no-going-back-now
AndAbsolutelyNoWayOut.
.
You can't deny
That it has always fascinated you.
Still, you've gone*too*far!
.
But they will
n*e*v*e*r
know,what's,happened,to,you
Xeno,
your Xeno.
And L.U.N.A.,
your L.U.N.A.
.
[what-will-they-do-without-you]
?
They /will\ miss you.
Won't they?
.
They /will\ remember you.
Won't they?
.
They /will\ move on.
Mustn't they?
{Y E S}
you
.:decide:.
that they
must
.
But
…
Would you accept
The reminder of your )life(
To
\forever/
be no more than a mystery.
No*one*would*know.
No*one*would*have*to.
.
But then you remember
That Luna
would need to know.
S-H-E truly is
[your]daughter.
.
When you're
^up^there^
Would people
?question?
what happened to you?
Or would
they
be content
with everything
remaining a
\/mystery\/
.
And-If-You-Could-Stay.
And-If-You-Could-Stay?
What would you "tell" Luna?
She is only {nine}
But like you've always said:
'Age'is'but'a'number'
So what would you 'tell' her?
{Don't Blink}
You don't want to watch your life pass you by.
{Don't put $ before family}
Stay with your father, since [i] can't.
{Live each moment to its fullest}
Don't wish away your childhood, dear,
For *childhood* moments
Are those that are fullest of
*laughter* and *adventure*
{Don't live your life for anyone but yourself}
because if they're not worth it,
you*don't*need*to*change
for them, darling.
{And, darling, just remember:}
When that hourglass runs out of sand,
There's no turning it over again.
And if [you] wish your
W
O
N
D
E
R
F
U
L
Life away,
You'll have n*o*t*h*i*n*g left
To look forward to.
.
So even though
I've gone too soon,
Remember
There'll be plenty of time
For -U-S- to be TOGETHER again,
But until then,
I'll be watching over you.
For:
The Completely Randomized Competition: Character-Mrs. Lovegood; Genre-Mystery; Prompts-setback, fascinates
and
The Freeverse Prompts Challenge: Prompts-shatter, clever, gone too soon
and
The Freeverse Competition
.
Please R&R.
-teddy.