Pretty Bubble Go Pop

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) © CFischer36

Waltz of the Stars

l from International Space Station l Sean Doran

as if i didnt make clear that i have a crush on you by criticizing your whole literature assignment

Am I like the moon

The light I shine illuminates the meadow, tinted blue 

The wind sweeps your hair briskly

You look up, at this celestial thing

Pockmarked with time, the scars of past troubles

And think to yourself, inside yourself, where I cannot see

Do you wonder at my light, keeping you out of the dark and away from the trees?

Or do you realize that this light is not my own, but borrowed

From my fiery brother, who sleeps under the horizon

And that I merely reflect, imitate

His brighter, lighter warmth and touch

I cannot warm you, as you shiver in the cold

I cannot show off every contour of your face

I cannot reveal the hues of the flowers you hold, in the blue tinted meadow

I worry that this is what you think

With those deep eyes, as wide as the starry sky

I worry that I am not enough

Cannot be enough

Compared to the others around me

Perhaps I am wrong; you may not see that at all

But as long as I think of this, and think of you

No matter how much I may love you

I am as far away, and hard to reach

As the moon

Caldwell 52 by NASA Hubble

The inevitability of death and my inescapable mortality, as well as the infinite vastness of the universe and my consequent insignificance.

Also spending too much time on Tumblr.

prompt 1291

What keeps you awake at night?

Hey haven’t posted in a while

Sorry, I’ve been trying to figure out life. I’m actually in a pretty good head space, for once. I hope everyone who sees this has a good day. I found music I like, a book I enjoy, and I might just be figuring out how relationships work. 

Or maybe not, we’ll see. Being lost in the universe isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but I’d like to see how things go. I’ll look to the sky for inspiration, and hope the stars align just right. 🌌

People are weird

That’s why I live on the internet

Scio hominem, qui possit hoc facere.

I’m actually learning how to speak Latin on Duolingo, it’s a lot of fun!

Who knows? Maybe I’ll find a girl who also speaks Latin, loves the night sky and writes poems. Wouldn’t that be lovely...

oh to meet a boy who speaks latin, loves the night sky and writes poems

Lovely Loops by NASA Goddard Photo and Video