Yours Truly 2016 / Cascadia College / Bothell, WA | Page 84
Starry Night
Steven Eddington
On top of a mountain
gazing into the vast midnight sky
I remember back to when I was young
my mother always encouraged me to “reach for the stars”
here I am now, on the edge of a cliff
frightened from the immense height
consumed by the darkness of the night
captured by the intensity of the stars
each one glimmering like a diamond in the sky
I can only go as high as I hike
staring at the still stars I think
how far will I have to go before I reach them?
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