the stars are out tonight

i close my eyes and i see the greens and the blues surrounding me

reminding me of my mountains and my skies

i hear a haunting melody in the distance, bidding me a sorrowful goodbye

with open eyes i see the smoke from the buildings pass me by, i hear the hum of the generators

and city lights flickering all around me like thousands of fireflies

i wear the greens and the blues these days to remind me of the roads not taken

the routes that passed me by

i look for the greens and the blues around me

to remind myself of the ache in my roots from being stretched far too much away from the mountainside

tonight i sit on my balcony, with my eyes on the two stars that i can finally spot shining through the smog and the mist of the city life

there’s a faint murmur in my ear telling me that we’re going to be fine but its going to be like this for a while

so i sit here on my balcony with my eyes upon the grey sky

for even if they are just two, the stars are finally out tonight