An Ode to the Stars

Part I

Those that shine the brightest

appear first

in the once somber sky.

It only seems fitting

that under the stars

is where I collect my thoughts

and guide my wondering mind.

As I lay on my back

and study the expansive scene

painted before my eyes,

my thoughts chase after possibilities

of all that could be.

The stars are the map

that will one day

lead my escape to the heavens,

just out of reach,

that so many before me

have already made

the final journey to.