The Stars and the Distance

So here I am staring at the stars under the vastness of the dark cloudless horizon. These days I seemed to have found comfort in stargazing. Those lights staring back at me a thousand miles away make me feel like I am not alone.  

I wonder how they can do that - bring comfort to the soul despite not being physically there. 

And then I wondered, why can't we find that same comfort in people. Why despite the nearness, people have the tendency to make us feel sad and alone. 

I guess, it has something to do with how things are meant to be. How things are deemed pleasing when they are seen from a certain point of view. And when we break that stance or we dare go beyond it, every littlest part of that beauty changes.

It crumbles. 

It fades. 

The morale of the story? 

At the end of the day, we should learn to be content to be watching them at a distance.

It was made that way. 

Alone in the Darkness

I hate to say this but my fondness of the dark came back. There's been a history between us and no matter how annoying it is at times, it has returned to accompany me, while I try to make sense of the buzzing thoughts in my head. 

It's just me again and my thoughts. 

Alone. 

In the dark. 

Despite the sadness it brings, I kind of appreciate it. 

Back then, my thoughts somehow come alive at moments when I am curled up underneath my sheets with the lights turned off and half the world is in their deep slumber. 

Here they go again. 

The buzz is slowly coming to a halt. The lost words that have been longing to get out of the void since forever have seemed to have found their perfect fit in the puzzle. Now they are making sense again. 

Not to others. 

But to me. 

Oh, how the darkness can provide so much light to things. 

How the light can blind you to so many things that are already there. Sometimes, all you need to do is take a step back into the shadows and just watch the world in its brightness revolve around you. 

That way, you can really see things clearly. 

That way, you can hear things clearly. 

That way, everything makes sense. 

In the darkness. 

- Nat