2020 Hour #5:\u00a0 A Road in Argentina<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
On an overnight drive<\/p>\n
From Mar Del Plata to Buenos Aires<\/p>\n
I sat awake, entranced by the night sky;<\/p>\n
The ceiling was erupting in massive bursts of light,<\/p>\n
Even in my wildest dreams, there weren\u2019t this many stars.<\/p>\n
From my seat, pushing my head against the window<\/p>\n
And arching my neck to the edge of its capacity,<\/p>\n
I became as still as a stone in rapture.<\/p>\n
What are the rules of celestial life?<\/p>\n
Perhaps there is a hierarchy involved,<\/p>\n
In which the best and chosen shine brighter,<\/p>\n
A class into which they are born<\/p>\n
And thus are entitled.<\/p>\n
But then, what of the strivers, the dreamers,<\/p>\n
Those lit even more furiously from within<\/p>\n
So, like those of us below<\/p>\n
Have to try harder to burn longer<\/p>\n
To sustain greatness over the obvious blinding arrogance<\/p>\n
Whose light is an excuse to take up space.<\/p>\n
From my perch so below this spectacle<\/p>\n
They seemed to co-exist without conflict;<\/p>\n
Or, was I seeing armies gathered on infinite battlefields<\/p>\n
Waiting for the signals to charge<\/p>\n
Infantries of light in constant formation<\/p>\n
Until the daylight calls a truce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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