"The Star" by Racquel Olsen

People have been asking about the poem that Tyler's sister, Racquel, wrote and gave at his service. 

Racquel gave permission to have it published on the blog. 

"The Star"  by Racquel Olsen

Once upon a time there lived a brilliant, shining star. This star lived in a distant galaxy that sat in a far corner of the universe, sadly, he was thousands of light years away from all of the other stars and he often felt quite lonely. He would look out and see his star brothers and sisters twinkling in the distance and if he listened hard enough he could almost hear their tinkling laughter. After millions of years wishing he could be somewhere else, he decided there was only one solution: to die and become a black hole. This way his gravitational pull would suck in the nearest stars and he wouldn’t be alone anymore. The more he thought about it the less he could think about anything else and he finally decided it was the only thing he could do. Just as the star had predicted, as he died, his gravitational pull was just strong enough to suck in the nearest stars. They almost burst with sadness when they realized what was happening. “We have been waiting to know you” one star exclaimed. “We have always loved you, and have wanted to be close to you” another expressed. “You have endured so much pain and suffering, but now you are free.