Body by a Comet Going Gone

But it will be for something
And you’ll never know what else
It could have been for, better

(You might have seen the comet
In the dark sky back at home)
Or worse (innumerable,

The ways it could have been worse).
For right now, in any case,
Here you are, waiting for now,

Will you remember your choice,
Be content or never care?
How long can this choice matter

To be considered at all
By a body going gone?