why do you think

why do you think
you're better than everyone else
why do you think
you're worse
why do you think
the middle
is so difficult

you're right
it is difficult
it is...stretching your heart
as wide as
space is empty

but, oh, those stars
would be so close
their warmth
would help you push
to the ends
to touch the farthest sun,
the one, in its generosity
that gives birth
to us all