The dark side of outer space

I guess I’ll feel the seasons

For no particular reason

Despite what I’ve been told

That life dies in the cold.

Golden leaves found falling

The haze of summer stalling

Beauty fades so fleetingly

Day becomes night too easily

As we near that eternity

Of waiting for

Spring’s symphony.

Bodies asleep with stillness

Minty drinks around Christmas

Coldness wrapped around me

Sun no longer in the garden

Between the breathing leaves and groves

And solitude enforced by

The purgatory of the snow.

But in my dreams we’re not alone

Laughter holds me like a fire

And even with no sun

Love continues taking me higher

I saw my smile land in his eyes

And it caught me by surprise

Humanity together

Is a reminder we’re alive

I’ve spent winters past

Awaiting blooming days

But the dark side of outer space

reveals its own ways

While the Earth tilts on its axis

Away from our glowing sun

This year I’ll choose to believe

There’s still things you can become.