Earth is my home
Earth is where I drew my first breath
Where I will draw the last
Earth is filled with family
Family with two legs, four legs, many legs and no legs
Somehow are all connected
All descended from the same stars
Like abandoned children
Longing to know their parents
They are the reason we are here
But how do I know the Stars that gave me life
When some may not even exist anymore
What stories do they hold that are out of reach
What truths are hidden in the gaseous temperatures of their existence
They hide themselves from me when I’m awake
They come out and play when I’m asleep
Maybe someone has answers for all my questions
But no one can give me truth
Truth does not dwell on Earth
Truth is hidden in the Stars
© Ruby Neumann
Poet's Note: Written June 27, 2024
It was Rob Bell who introduced me to the idea that "I am stardust". Neil Degrasse Tyson confirms Rob Bell's story. So I like to believe it. That's right... believe it! I have no access to what so many feel like they do have access to... "Truth". Am I so bold to state it here that I don't believe we have access to anything so foundational as the "truth". We have our perceptions, opinions, beliefs, imaginings understandings... but who really has the truth? I would like to imagine that there is truth... but it is hidden in the very stars that gave us life. It's inaccessible... beyond everything we can reach. That is amazing and worth celebrating. No one has it all together... we are little creatures trying to do our best to understand... we can't even come close.
