Hanzhi Liang
Night, day, and light
A lonely figure drifts,
alone in the dark,
untethered,
falling
through time.
I watch,
my feet heavy
on the soil of Earth,
but my mind weightless,
chasing dreams
just out of reach.
“Do not go gentle,”
whispers a voice,
as if they knew,
how often I wanted
to do so.
How often the gravity pulls me down, how often the weight of today,
tries to suffocate me
tomorrow.
But in the vast darkness,
a single hum,
a signal shines bright.
Time stretches,
but love endures.
I struggle.
I wait.
I do not know
If black holes will bend for me, if equations will bring me home, amidst black holes’ pull and cosmic fear, if endurance alone is enough.
But I know
I will not stop.
I will not give up
to the silence between the stars
Because even drifting stars
carve paths unknown—
I move forward.
I move forward.
I move forward.