text: She danced between the rays of light, Searching for another like her, A home away from the envious eyes. No matter how she weaved and tangled herself around the empty space she could not escape them. No moon or planet was untouched, no cavity of the endless expanse held any solace for her. She drifted for an eternity, sometimes further into the expanse where it took longer for them to find her, but eventually they always found her. Millennia came and millennia went, and she had lost hope. Resigning herself to the chase, until one small whisper reached her that sounded nothing like the others. It almost sounded welcoming, cold and even, with no room for false intentions or deception. So she gave this voice an audience in her mind, having no reason to distrust even the smallest glimpse of hope. If this venture went wrong, all she would have to do is run as she always did. So where was the harm? It lured her closer to her pursuers, closer than she had ever dared go on her own. In the ever circling race, she for the first time in her infinite existence ventured to the very core of the expanse, where all eyes were drawn. Her dancing grew direct, flowing with less and less deviation towards this small voice in the void. Until there she was at the very core of existence, and she danced in place, spinning with no direction or need to move from where she stood. The voice enveloped her, drowning out her fear of the eyes, wrapping her in a safe cloud of sound and her own beauty. She no longer felt the eyes forever piercing her soul, no longer chasing her. She was safe, but how? For the first time in her existence she stood still and just looked around her. She looked out and saw millions of stars, all circling around her and for once saw how they too were beautiful. They shone through the darkness that surrounded them, in a defiance of what constantly threatened to snuff them out. She saw them stand their ground against their perceived enemy and envied their courage in contrast to her fear. She wondered if they were as scared as she was. And what gave them the courage to face that fear rather than flee? But these thoughts all quickly fled as she questioned how she was able to finally sit stagnant, why was she no longer fleeing? She sat in the very center of the universe, in a black hole that seemed to defy all light. It did not pierce the space she was in, and yet it was still present. All the light was drawn in, then bent around its edges, leaving an infinite void within. A void that was somehow welcoming. Honest in its intent and its actions. It meant her no harm and yet did not care for her. It simply allowed her to exist within it. She questioned its intent, why had it reached out to her and saved her? And its response was indifference. He had sat here unmoving for an eternity just as she had run and danced, and yet she had never ventured to him. She had never even acknowledged his existence and never asked for help. He felt he might as well take that step as he had grown bored of her dance. He cared not for it, and wanted momentary peace. More for himself than for her. And so he fell silent again. Leaving her alone in his embrace to weep as it all overwhelmed her.