A Comet of Well Wishes

You’re a comet streaking across the sky,
A flicker of hope in a sea of darkness,
A wish whispered on trembling lips,
But your brilliance casts shadows,
While your tail ignites the night.

You blaze through hearts,
Igniting dreams with your fiery glow,
But in your wake,
You leave only chaos.

You gather the stars,
Thinking you can light their paths,
But your orbit is erratic,
And when you spiral down,
You crash like a meteor,
Shattering everything you touch.

You keep saying, “I didn’t mean to hurt,”
As if your apologies could mend the scars,
As if regrets could turn back time,
But the impact is heavy,
And the echoes of your passage
Rattle through their lives.

You reach out,
Trying to guide the lost,
But every hand you touch
Is scorched by your brilliance,
And now you wonder
If the wishes you granted
Were worth the destruction you left behind,
If the light you brought
Has left you in the dark.
If the fire you sparked
Was worth lives blown away as ashes.

And you are so very sorry.

You would tremble while crying,
Creating tremors across the land,
Shaking everyone and everything to prove
That you are indeed very sorry.
And the tsunami waves
Of tears will vouch for you.

But at what cost?
If there are no lives left to see your remorse
If everything ended in your tears of deluge.