All That Vastness Out There
I am so small
so very small
whilst all that is out there
is so big
so vast
how then
can I be of any value
hold any worth
other than to consider
that my time down here
is temporary
a stepping-stone
to something so much bigger
surely
even as small as I am
this brief time down here
between birth and death
cannot be all that there is
with all that vastness out there
there must be more
or is there
what if
this brief time down here
between birth and death
is everything
and all that vastness out there
is none of my concern
what if
all my focus, all my ability, all my energy
should be concentrated
not on all that vastness out there
and what it may hold
and what it may mean
but on me down here
and all that that encompasses
what if
just being me
down here
is all that there is
and all that vastness out there
when referenced to me
is just that and nothing more.
Copyright © Rory Galbraith | Year Posted 2024
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