Galaxy

After reading Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig, I was inspired to write a poem of sort.

I call it “Galaxy”.

See beyond the sky
There are galaxies vast and wide
The stars are beautiful
You hardly see the dark

Now, look inside your mind
It’s dark and cold
But if you look hard enough
There are lights waiting for you

Your mind is a galaxy
There are more darkness than lights
But try to really see
Without the dark you can’t appreciate the light

Memories of grandma laughing in her last moments
As your grandpa feeds her the birthday cake
When you joined your first company
When she said yes to the cheap ring you can barely afford

These are stars in your galaxy
Circling the black hole at your heart
Now it’s your turn
To be a star in someone else'