Eternally among them

Twirling, spinning, falling
deeper and deeper into the blackened abyss,
I can breathe, but I can’t speak.
I can hear, but I can’t think.
Stars twinkle and dance all around me,
caressing my cheeks
with their warm, heavenly glow.
Whizzing by me at the speed of light,
I see the past, I see the future,
I see me.

The stars are guiding me,
but where am I going?
I feel at peace,
at one among them.
No air is let out of my lungs,
yet plenty rushes in.
I know where I am, but
I don’t know where I’ll be.
This place is not foreign,
but is familiar.
I’ve been here many a time before.
It’s not a dream,
yet a developing reality.
It’s far away yet so close to home.
Through the lens I can be there
be at one among them.
But I can't really touch them.
I reach with my eye,
straining to see what I can’t,
straining to believe in
what I’ve never seen.
I urge my spirit out of my body
and let it go free, let it float
upwards towards the eternal beauty
that is the elegant universe.
Yet here I stand.

I watch my spirit drift to
where I’ve wanted to go but couldn’t,
watch as it dances among the
celestial bodies that are my friends.
I feel the cold night air blow a
wispy strand of golden hair
across my forehead.
Yet up there, there is no wind,
no restless breathing of the
stars.
The heavens shine and
light upon
my spirit's arrival,
greeting it with their
loving embrace.
My body is saddened,
stuck to the earth by an
impenetrable force that won’t
let me free,
that won't let me
join my spirit
among them.
A lone, crystal tear runs
slowly down my earth-bound cheek
as I turn away from the
lenses and mirrors
that show me my destiny.
I’ll be back,
after the pain has lifted.

Falling, spinning, twirling
deeper and deeper into a
fantasy made reality,
I can speak, but I can’t breathe.
I can think, but I can’t hear.
The stars dim and blend
into an abysmal scene
of blurred vision and hopelessness.
Yet hope is not lost,
for spinning endlessly in those
blended stars is my soul.
It is free, dancing eternally
among the celestial beauties
that are my friends,
forever until the end of time.