Shooting Stars

In life, there’s a sense of serenity in infinity

with the fear of forever. There’s a search

for salvation, a pursuit for happiness,

and a determination to define the divine:

all of which will occupy our time. Every path

taken leads to the same place.

Through my journey, I have discovered that

a black hole can consume countless souls.

One day, outer space will be our final destination.

We’ll find inner peace before we get there.

Acceptance is knowing that fate must be faced.

It’s destined to be. When the time comes,

We must hug Mother Nature and say goodbye

to Father Time. We may be light-years apart,

but I have confidence that when I have lived

my life, we will rejoice. There’s plenty of space

for both of us. In fact, there’ll be enough space

for all of us. In the cosmos, there are no highs

or lows: just ethereal love that will always

grow. In this life, I’ve witnessed many

cross the rainbow bridge. I have seen

tortured souls climb the staircase to heaven.

I’ve seen those dearly departed grow wings,

fly past the clouds, and traverse the sky.

I’ve also seen evil spirits dig holes

straight to hell or find themselves stuck

in purgatory. We are distracted by death,

so we forget to live. To die is to transcend:

which means to walk a path that bridges

the gap between fear and love. We are transient

travelers: mere mortals living on borrowed time.

As each journey ends, a metamorphosis takes

place; the tangible becomes abstract.

The physical becomes otherworldly.

The visible becomes invisible. Occupancy becomes

vacancy. We become intergalactic matter: space dust –

interstellar entities existing everywhere but nowhere

all at once. Despite all this, during the grand exit –

our inevitable exodus, we leave footprints – steps to be

retraced. We leave trails of love, lessons, and memories.

When it seems like our loved ones have left us for good,

we must remember that they are now shooting stars

sending us signals – transmissions – from above.

They will always visit. They are beacons of light

that provide guidance during the darkest of nights.

They are letting us know that it will be all right.

If you ever feel lost, just look up, and they will be

next to the moon and amongst the constellations.

Every soul is eventually set free in a place where time

does not exist, and space is limitless. They called Earth

home: a place they surely miss. Don’t stress; the stars

will align, and the universe will take care of the rest.

Everything will be alright. Don’t worry; as the sun

sets and it gets dark, we will walk outside and look

at the still sky. When we see a shooting star,

we will know who paid us a visit tonight.