Stars stared down at me
A thousand million miles away
I leaped higher than I ever had before
And took one in my hand.
I paused
For just a second, floating there,
Standing among the dazzling gems in the night mine
Until it dripped through my fingers
The gooey brightness crept up my arm.
It ate me whole
I rose from the dust
Higher, higher, higher,
Until I was speeding through the atmosphere,
Empowered by a tiny sphere of fire.
The pain was excruciating, but I didn't care,
I was so excited
That I was getting somewhere,
I'm still going
Blasting through space
A hundred more stars bouncing off my face.
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I entered this in my school's Reflections contest...and WON.
I'M IN SHOCK AHHHHHHHHH
I mean there were a gazillion other winners and not many contestants but sTiLl
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