Alpha Centauri

when you suddenly wake up drenched,

unable to explain how you have fallen from your highest peak

and the enveloping darkness of interstellar emptiness is in front of you

turn your gaze towards your beacon, the constant pixel of light

the pale blue dot, your home

listen to your 'hellos from the children of planet earth'

and remember why you left.

look how far you have gone from your mother's hut

celebrate your wins and learn from your mistake

all in all celebrate your messy life

do not stare at home for too long

lest you might be tempted to go back

and become busy dying instead of living

instead place a golden spike in the mud you are stuck

and shift your eyes to the sky above the valley

search for your Alpha Centuari

once you find it do not lose it

instead focus on it

and see all the possible worlds

work  hard to get there

but know that you might never reach it

but meaning is to be found in the voyage