Wonder

I look at the sky in wonder, What is life like beyond the stars?

I look around to see no one. Only the palm trees swaying to the lull of the wind.

They are like people in many ways I thought. So are we really alone?

The cool, winter breeze lightly brushes against my skin as I sit in wonder.

Stuck in the abyss of my mind.

The moon is looming above me, staring down at me.

She is beautiful. Her surface is glowing

.  But her eyes tell another story.

I look down at the drawings of red on my skin.

Why do I always feel alone when I'm not?

The rustling of the nearby bushes catch my attention.

'Fear and loneliness are deadly traps of the mind' The wind whispered.

I must be lost in my mind, again.

I remain screaming for help on the inside.

But in reality I am smiling.

It's amazing how much thinking you could do on a cold winter night.