Sharon Eappen

Lie down, won't you? Let us watch the stars As they travel across the sky From east to west. See the nothingness surround them And surround us. I've never seen anything Prettier than this. Stand by me, won't you? And look up for them. Search for those constellations An astrophile yourself. May be, beneath it I may open up Just a little more May be you'll see My rawest side And I'll see yours May be we could Pray beneath the stars If no one's around. Or just stay silent Listening to the sound Of silence. Can you see how those lights Have endless reaches between them? But down here, they're complete. One artistic piece of beauty. Can't you see how Gazing at them can be addictive? Are we rather different If we find their beauty Something that consoles Whatever is within us? Are we strange  If we'd stargaze all night, Either in solitude Or with the right compa...