In Light

In Light I was outside looking into the sky last night. A dense canvas of velvet flecked with stars, and a moon half shrouded in shadow. A mirror, shying away from a star's reflection. It was so clear that it seemed like one could see eternity. I wondered if once again, you were also gazing into that same infinity. It made me think about the speed of light. How far light could travel into forever before it would collide with something. Maybe that something would be akin to an eye. Perhaps somewhere in that vast emptiness 22 light years from here; someone or something sees the light we reflected and refracted all that time ago, and is watching the story of you and me unfold. I picture that whatever it is, it's smiling. It gives me hope. That out there somewhere in this universe, you and I are still us. Even if it's only in light.