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There’s something to the vastness of space
To limitless possibilities
As far as the eye can see
But forever just out of reach
There’s something forever alien to it
To you
To me
Something so terrifying and strange
To have so many branching paths
To having an endless sky
To having a journey with no limits
Maybe that’s why we’re cut off from the rest of the universe
Struck down to the scorching earth
Removed from the grip of stardust and light
Isolated within flesh and blood
So close to our fellow brother
And yet forever apart
Perhaps it’s my fault
Perhaps the sins I carry
Have seeped too far beneath my skin
Have made me too heavy
To ever hope to fly
To escape the constant struggle of mortality
The grip of conflict and desire
No one can prove that this is a burden for me to bear
But no one can prove that it isn’t
The older I get
The more cracks form in my soul
The more dirt and sand grind against my insides
Forcing me to see struggle and despair
And yet
And yet
Despite the pain
Despite the empty sky above
Despite the weight of heavy limbs
How can you not look up
And reach for the stars?
How can you not see that light
And see it shining in the eyes of others?
How can you have a soul
And not see the value in another?
I’m alone on this planet
Isolated
Trapped
By a body of my own making
By a mind of my own demons
But isn’t that the beauty
And the burden?