At that party where we were both out of our element,
I wonder what would’ve happened if I had said yes when you asked me to dance.
We were dense pieces of metal,
Bound to fall away at some foreseeable point,
Though that happened through unforeseeable means, I admit.
Our friends and I, the electrons we shared,
Were gaseous clouds that choked you
In a slow, depraved manner.
And even though your makeup was flighty and poisonous as well,
I admit that ours was overpowering over and over again,
Especially my final blow, the destabilizer,
And for that, I am so sorry.
In retrospect, if I had said yes when you asked me to dance
Then there probably wouldn’t have been much of a reaction.
We would’ve bonded for a moment,
As your strange, unprecedented, and unstudied existence was one quite alluring in its novelty,
And then you would’ve let me go with ease, without a change in charge,
Masterful at maintaining distance,
Or perhaps just accepting it, instead.
I probably would’ve sought to study you much more than I wanted to back then.
Maybe I would’ve desired to bond further,
Willingly setting up shop as a chemist
Ready to discover your every property,
And that would’ve been interesting, to say the least,
But it definitely wouldn’t have lasted, that’s clear to see.
I’m not sad about us no longer being friends, to be honest.
We were too unreactive to continue an attempt.
Our friends and I, the electrons we shared,
Were gaseous clouds that choked you
In a slow, depraved manner.
And even though your makeup was flighty and poisonous as well,
I admit that ours was overpowering over and over again.
After spending four years on a failed experiment
The reactor that housed us, frequented with meltdowns,
Could no longer stand our entropy.
Now, I am only left with the knowledge that
You were one of the most interesting elements I’ve ever come across,
And even if we never cross paths once more,
I hope you felt the same about me at one point.
