A Poem
last night I slept
under the stars
cloudy night, pinprick light
i stared into the cosmos
and it stared right back
i missed my mother
though she sat beside me
i missed my father
i wished his quiet guidance
had been stronger
i, too, am remote and careful
my old friend
where are you
we braved this insanity together
but i had to leave
when people don’t change
where is there to go
I am one with the universe
yet apart
days and years pass like minutes
spirits pass with the twilight hue
i am beneath their notice
