Woken in the night
Disgruntled I wandered outside to fix the problem
Only to look up amazed by the stars that spread overhead from horizon to horizon
To describe them is absurd
They don’t belong to anything down here on earth
Cannot be controlled
Even by the mega-wealthy trolls that want to conquer every frontier
And own it
Stars are wild things
They cannot be contained
Our mind tries to restrain them only to struggle even to keep them all in our narrow field of vision
They scatter free
Tossed carelessly by the hands of towering gods who smile indulgently at our small hopes and dreams
Perhaps that is why I love them so much
When I look up
I am reminded that the universe continues forever
And we are less than insignificant dust
It heals the part of me that worries and is concerned
How can I be?
When we are mere twigs tossed to burn
On the bonfire of eternity that sends sparks to the sky
Where we soar one day to join them
Some day when we die
Header Image Unsplash Dennis Degioanni
