“Between the Stars”

As I stare into the deep night sky,

Reflections on time passed by.

I trace behind the constellations,

Yet feel so far from where I lie.

Always wandering, trying to fit the mould,

But the warmth of belonging still feels cold.

Both nowhere and everywhere, caught in between—

A shadow in plain sight, yet still not seen.

I’ve worn many masks, but none feel quite right.

Dancing in the shadow, lost as realisation strikes.

I belong in the sky, the spaces between,

Where the stars whisper where I’m barely seen.

Being both the question and answer I seek,

A puzzle unfinished, a voice too meek.

I look back up, my eyes confined,

And realise I belong where the stars are undefined.

I am nowhere and everywhere at once,

Always adrift,

But somehow I’ve found my place in the spaces I shift.

Katelynn lvana Rozario, The Doon School