It Is A Long Way From Where I Am To Somewhere Else Poem by Shalom Freedman

It is a long way from where I am to somewhere else-
How will I ever get there?
I try and try
But always seem to remain
In my own small light-

All around worlds vast worlds
Are being born and dying
Transformations in the distance
In incredible stories only stargazers know-

But on my own small star
The light remains reflected within itself
The burning out goes on but slowly
The dark deep future looms
But no one knows how to prevent it-