Stars.

Shining, shooting, shimmering.

Lighting up the dark blue night sky with their mesmerizing glow.

Like peep holes of a door,

They reveal another side, the lovelier side, the peaceful side of the world.

War, poverty, pollution, injustice

We’re trapped in a never ending nightmare that we call Earth.

While the stars, gently floating above our heads, are amused by the show we cast for them,

Laughing at us as we try so hard to reach out for them, to hold them in our grasp forever,

Yet fail.

Witnessing our tears, our screams, our cries for help

And all they do is twinkle back at us,

Never losing their pride,

Never losing their joy,

Never losing their glory.

In moments of fear and frustration,

We turn toward the sky, toward the stars.

Staring at their beauty to escape our thoughts,

Yearning for them to comfort us in times of distress.

We pray in front of them for hope and peace,

For the things in our lives to improve.

But they just turn their heads, apathetically

Showing no sympathy for the people they shine their bright light upon.

Stars.

Shining, shooting, shimmering.

Illuminating the world, yet we’re still trapped in the dark.