Star Bright
Dave Oakes
Floating aimlessly through the sky
Thinking, this is what I was meant to be
I’m on the course provided from above
I am following the path meant for me.
Wandering each night among the rest
Always wondering why the others can’t see
They are all floating along the same path
Why do they all seem to be different from me.
Do we not all fly throughout the skies
Balls of flame appearing to all who can see
Flying the same path until we finally burn out
Everyone’s destiny seems the same as me.
Then one night out of the western sky
There came such a bright light it blinded me
I was surrounded by the glow that came forth
But, instead of blinded I was beginning to see.
For others the path we have followed blindly
From the moment we were conceived in this place
Is what we have been taught and all that we know
To just go along and be another wheel in the race.
But, I’m different, no better, nor even worse
I’ve learned to see how well I’ve been trained
To go along with the crowd or feel completely alone
When doing those things with nothing being gained.
But the light allowed me to see the truth of it all
I was taught how to understand what was inside of me
I could look past what I was brought up to believe
To allow myself to shine as bright as any star could be.
