Look, by Leonore Shtern

Look at the sky

I see the clouds

Look back down

I’m on the ground

Moon’s bright light

Two thousand stars

Chasing a dream

Seen from afar

Though I try

I cannot fly

Seeing the world

Pass me by

How I wish that

Through the fog

I could always

Walk along

Look at the sky

I see the clouds

Look back down

I’m on the ground

Silvery light

Two thousand stars

Look to a dream

Seen from afar

So hard I try

I cannot fly

Seeing the world

Pass me by

How I wish that

Through the smog

I could learn to

Walk along

Look at the sky

I see the clouds

Look back down

I’m on the ground

Brightening light

Two thousand stars

Look for a dream

Seen from afar

Though I’ve tried

I cannot fly

Seeing the world

Pass me by

How I wish that

Through the smog

I could start to

Walk along

Look at the sky

I see the clouds

Look back down

I’m on the ground

Moon’s bright light

Two thousand stars

Search for a dream

Seen from afar

So hard I’ve tried

I cannot fly

Seeing the world

Pass me by

How I wish that

Through the smog

I could simply

Walk along

Look at the sky

I see the clouds

Look back down

I’m on the ground

No bright light

No shining stars

As I yearn for a dream

Past seen from afar

How hard I’ve tried

To learn to fly

Seen the world

Pass me by

How I wish that

Through the smog

I’d begun to

Walk along

Looked at the sky

I’ve seen clouds

Looked back down

Still on the ground.