Clay Young Jr Poet Free verse

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.

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Beata Agustin June 7, 2023 at 10:16 PM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.

Nancy Kaufman June 4, 2023 at 1:53 PM Very touching poem. I like how you encompassed the vastness of the universe in what felt like a personal journey of loss. Clay Young Jr January 12, 2024 at 10:23 PM Thank you. A journey of loss is quite an understatement. I was outside looking into the night sky and this poem all hit me at once like it was burned into me by a lightning bolt. I didn't write it down until the next morning.