Never Meant to Be

Space is ever-expanding, always holding more and more mysteries to explore and analyze.
But there might be areas of that endless expanse where mortals were never meant to trod.
Places whose very existence or sight would burn through their souls,
corrupting their very existence,
and transforming them into unnatural beings that strayed from their evolutionary path,
impressed into genomes and DNA.
Darkness from that cold vacuum of space would seep in and infect beings that were never made to stray too far from their sun,
who thrive on warmth and light.
Seep its way into them,
altering them to be unrecognizable and horrific.
So maybe the gimmick of exploration and discovery past where the eye and telescopes can see,
and space shuttles can reach was never meant to extend so far.
Maybe darkness shouldn’t be left alone,
to hold its own dominion,
over its own patch of space.