When every single light on Earth dies

and the Sun sets for the final time

When the Earth begins to freeze

and the moon lets go of the tides

When all starlight in the cosmos distinguishes

and every life form on Earth congregates to inhale their final breath

When time finally stops

and all oxygen runs out

Not until the heavens turn dark

and hell freezes over

Not until everything we've ever known

slowly fades into inexistence

Not until the entire universe

is captured by anticipating silence

Only then will we embrace each other

Only then will we be free

Only then will we understand

that all of life's answers have always been there-

within our reach

Only then will we see

that we were the cause of our own extinction

But then...

it'll have been too late

As the last second ticks away,

the universe

and the only life it's ever known

shall be wiped away

into nothingness