I saw the stars blinking
against the black sea
of early morning -
I thought they were plane
and maybe they were -
but whatever they were,
they reminded me
I was small
and they showed me
what was beautiful
and told me not
to get so caught up
I forget to look up;
to unplug and see
the beauty surrounding me;
to enjoy it because time
is short and the stars
will not always be backlit
by the sunrise -
in time they will be shadowed
by the sunset.
