Star swirl shows
Sparkling comet tails
Celestial dance in night sky
We used to watch
Stunning plays of heavenly lights
The gods sent starlight to our eyes
It’s different now
The sky above
We’re different down below
We’ve made a ring of pollutants
We separate heavens from our globe
Can’t see the stars
The asteroid shows
Can’t see a light most nights
Can’t see any gods, any guides
Can’t see any reason why
I yell at the black sky, gods don’t abandon me
Don’t leave me without your light—I’ll die
I curse, I cry, and then I see
A glowing firefly
- Kaylee Baucom
Kaylee Baucom lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, where is a Professor of English at The College of Southern Nevada.
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