To Be Alive

What a time to be alive!

The world is great and big and wide.

The stars are yours, the moon is mine,

The universe is shared down this line.

I’ll conquer and build and make a throne,

And you can live here, have a home.

Someday I’ll wish upon a star,

And you’ll know just how far

I plan to go.

Someday you might decide to leave,

And you might decide that you don’t believe.

But don’t worry, I’ll stay here.

You go.

Don’t worry, I’ll be here

Waiting for you to come back and say hello.

But that was ages ago,

And I guess you’ve decided there’s somewhere better out there.

And I guess you’ve decided you’re not coming back here.

It’s not the same without you, though.

The stars are no longer yours,

Why do they still shine?

You left, and the universe became all mine.

But in this empty space, there’s nowhere to hide.

In this world, big and wide

What a time to be alive.

Artwork: "Out of Body" by Rie Duncan