#0059

Here we lie
Together on this green pasture
With darkness embracing us
And night songs playing.

I am awestruck
And point out all the stars
As we look together, more appear.
My heart leaps with each light.

Overcome, I prophesy
Of the endless opportunities there are.
I express a wish to visit each star
To catch the glow.

You listen in the stillness
Terrestrial thoughts overruled
By a sudden desire to reach beyond.
Your eyes sparkle afresh.

Reach upwards;
Convinced by my confidence in
Possessing each star,
You rise up to try.

Soon you have finger-tips stretched
Towards the heavens, as sweat permeates your brow.
Frustration grows as you take my encouragement for criticism.
With one big sigh, your arms drop.

I watch as you squint
Trying to see things another way,
Erasing the stars; ignoring their beauty.
My vision of the sky is clear as ever.

Our gazes are no longer fixed
On the same point.
I still want us to visit the stars
Even if it takes forever.

You tell me stretching hurts you;
That you no longer want stars
And I watch as the light fades
And you pull the blanket over your head.