In the Vortex of the Black Hole

In the center of our galaxy
The vortex of the black hole lurks,
Consuming stars and planets
In its whirling maelstrom,
Cannibalizing and confining them
Into a small space, the singularity,
Where the concentrated mass
And energy of a thousand suns
Exert their specific gravity
And not even light can escape
Their huge gravitational force and
Once the entire galaxy is consumed,
The black hole may explode into a
Supernova or a Big Bang creating
A new universe or it may turn
Into a wormhole, a path into
Another dimension or universe.

Only an oracle can foretell wether
Gods, a superior intelligence or just
Arbitrary chance or circumstance
Cause these strange events
And their purposes are far beyond
Human comprehension...

Thus it seems to us, poor mortals,
That the more we learn about our
Strange universe and our place in it,
The less we understand it,
In a world which seems but never is,
Making one realize there is more
Between heaven and earth than
Meets with our simple philosophy.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2007 Alfred Charasz