---

so many eyes on the heavens

turned up and away from below

from the stifling smell of human

and how we've made it so

putrified

humanized

synthesized

necrotized

co-evolving ambition

to foul the nest

and to sight the stars, the stars

craning our necks

seekers of the cure

find only the flame

needers of the pure

placers of blame

those who feel secure

so small inside

those who will endure

are watchers of the sky

don't look back to the bridges

they burn too bright

don't look down from the path

it's a dizzying height

don't take your eyes from the destination

shimmering in sight

don't let them spy our departure

under cover of night

the cleansing secret within us

binding curiosity

with the stars for guidance

aware of the human

oddity

fallacy

hypocrisy

mediocrity

it is a sense of hope

faith in equilibrium

that there's a place for us

somewhere in the continuum

the question of cosmic destiny

is something for us out there

is it our lot to exodus

or just to stand and stare

seekers of the cure

find only the flame

needers of the pure

placers of blame

those who feel secure

so small inside

those who will endure

are watchers of the sky