She Speaks

SHE SPEAKS…

Stay? Stay?
There is so much and so much you offer with that word!
But-
Out there are a million worlds to discover, a thousand worlds to walk on!

Yes, yes, I know it is true:
I shall never walk on those worlds,
but
perhaps, in some far future,
another whose ancestors sprang from my womb
will walk upon those worlds, if I can but begin the journey.
I could rest content, believing this!

Here, I could be one with the temple Dwellers,
leading others to discover the path they would walk.
Here, I could lie in safety at night and walk without fear in the hours of light.
Here, I could be protected, cherished, loved, given long life.
But-
out there are worlds being born and worlds dying;
Out there are races we have yet to come to know;
Out there lies the bounty of life, a new purpose, meaning.
Out there– amongst those tiny, shimmering lights beyond our moons.

There is so much and so much you offer.
But-
The distant worlds offer more!