Betelgeuse

I heard that someone is dying
hundreds of lightyears away,
sometime between next year and a
billion years.
when the light of it
finally sweeps to the Earth
there will be a
spectacular show in the sky,
the last fiery breath of a star
a companion for the Sun for
a few weeks.
everyone is invited.
while it's wrong to
wish for
anyone's swift
death
I just wish I won't
kick the bucket
before
Betelgeuse.