Where the Earth stands still
I reached the point where the Earth stood still
And listened to the sun
Stars tumbled through the sky
Time belonged to everyone
Beliefs steal the mystery
In which the deeds are done
They steal the life from out your dreams
And reduce the choice to one
I lay within the long grass
Staring into the sky
And fell into the universe
With the swirling question why
- Opher
One day as a child I lay in the long grass as the insects buzzed around me and the hot sun shone down on my face. I had a long stem of grass in my mouth which I was chewing on and stared up into the deep blue sky.
For the first time ever I began to think about that sky. My eyes penetrated through the blue and kept going. With a rush like vertigo I realised that there really was not an end. I was peering towards a sky that had no end. It sent me dizzy. I felt as if I was falling into it. The whole world around me receded and all that existed was the blue sky. I was falling into it at the speed of light and it did not end.
It had a profound effect on me. It shook the boundaries of my existence.
I had lived my short life in a finite world and now I would have to get used to an infinite universe.
Nothing was ever the same…
Nothing was ever…….
Nothing was ………… Nothing.
