Starry Galaxy

I grew up in a forest

where all things were alive,

including the birds,

and the countless humans,

who’ve said harsh words

that had made me cry,

which would stir a sadness,

and bring upon madness,

to where my sanity

was replaced with insanity,

though I was always still

happy.

And now, gone from there,

I am free from pain,

eluding misery’s bane,

and finding myself within

a happier place,

somewhere out there

in outer space.

And I have no regrets,

save to let my worries die,

as I have no longer a need

to cry, as you may see me,

way up there in the

starry galaxy.

Reviews

[Jacob Clifford]

Very nice scale. I really like the freedom of this piece.

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A very simplified write here, Brian.
It seems like you are going through an astronomy phase at present!
The Idea of something that once lived in the forest now living beyond the earth has an ethereal quality to it.
Peace has come to this person who once dwelled in madness on the earth below.
Another original piece of writing.
Very nicely done.

[Brian M. Peeples]

The majority of my poems are based around nature, and I consider astronomy and space to be a part of nature's outer rim that has a deep-seeded connection, to mix and mold the two, from a rainy landscape on Earth to a snowy landscape on Mars. Outer space is a place that is so unfamiliar to us, and uncharted, that I like to explore space through my dreams and that is why a lot of my recent poetry has had a kind of strange yet sensible view of Earth, reality, and space, that doesn't quite fit within only the confines of Earth's boundaries, but beyond. And that is what fuels my recent spur of poetry. Thank you for the review!

[Sara]

"to where my sanity was replaced with insanity,though I was always still happy" I loved this!
I also really enjoyed the incorporation of astronomy. Nice style