Event Horizon

[RiverNotch]

Event Horizon 

The helix walls
are close upon black;

I swear to God
I loved you brightly

The first stanza reads a bit too functional compared to the rest, as if it were written to make the whole read like poetry, instead of be part of the poem itself. I feel like I'm missing what something there is behind "helix walls" that should make it effective, beyond introducing the reader to darkness --- but the title is a draw, both because of the sound and the depth of meaning, and the second stanza can only be described as the last brilliant spark of a star sucked into a black hole's void. Perhaps that first stanza could even be removed ----- Still, lovely, lovely work.