Suddenly, it was dark

Only moments before, I
watched the sky transform
from grayish-blue
to pinkish-orange

But now, from this vantage,
The sky is pitch-black

Strange, how artificial light,
created to erase darkness, actually
blocks billions of brilliant lights

Lights that serve as a guide
through the darkness

Could it be that progress
keeps us from the wonder
of lying on our backs,
the hardness of the ground
underneath us, unnoticed

Watching the bright lights
from dying bits of rock fly
across the night sky