we've got to get out of this place

the sharpest

of stars

draws my attention

as i lie

on my back in the short

grass.

i raise my arm,

to point at it.

that's venus she says.

we're on a hill

overlooking the town

we're in,

the town

we've always been in

and probably

will never leave.

i love you, she says.

holding my

hand.

i love you too, i tell her.

let's go

there one day. let's get out

of here.

there's so much of the universe

we've yet to see.

okay, she says,

i'm game.

wherever you want to go,

that's where

i'll be.