Relocate

Hands clenched in the grass beneath me,

I stare sadly at the nocturnal skin that has stretched from horizon to horizon,

speckled as it is with innumerable freckles and endearing blemishes.

With so many brilliant pin-pricks to choose from,

it shouldn't be nearly this difficult to find one to fixate upon;

to find one to watch, to connect with.

But with every blink or involuntary flicker of the eyes

my gaze is broken and I am unable to re-locate the star I had chosen.

But this time my eyes never unfocused.

Instead, as I watched intently, the incredibly distant glimmer

amorously twinkled once and disappeared.

Reviews

[Ravyne Hawke]

Beautifully written, Ben.. leaves me wondering just what that twinkling and escaping object is in the night sky.. love your imagery.. so well done