Drifted into a dream

The sea gurgling next to me like

A newborn baby

The dome

peppered with stars, witnessed

Shooting stars flirting-

A rip in the canvas

And another one… and another

I could not help but ask

To the sky:

What are you?

 

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August 8, 2019

Nuweibaa, South Sinai, Egypt

 

Inspired by a first time falling asleep underneath the stars and a first time seeing a meteor shower.