An accretion disk :
A halo of fire
Twice earth’s distance from Sol
Marks a star’s one–month fall
Around and into an event horizon
From the cosmos into oblivion,
Like the bearer of light
Fell for nine days
From heaven into
Black.

Entry through the gates of darkness
Rips the star apart .
A tidal disruption event
Sends forth optical, ultraviolet,
And x–ray light ;
The stream returns longing
To be radiant, weakened
Each trip around the horizon
Black,

Crashing into its former self :
A fading memory of luminescence,
A shocked–gas intersection,
A bright memory—
The stellar debris fades
Black .