
We Tried to Bury the Stars
we brought up the lights
higher and taller
an electric hum to fill the night
that glow that we call safety
blotting out night sky
rendering us forever
lost
without our starry compass
we tried to bury the stars
with our improvements
and modern life
efficiency and production
usurping nature’s place
but beneath it all
the stars still burn
impassive to our temporary glow – Caroline A. Slee