Literature
Counting Stars
Five years after scientists discovered
Where the edge of the universe lay,
And all of the stars were counted and confirmed
Into proper categories to stay,
I found myself and a hastily packed suitcase
Standing in the doorway of a rented room.
As I watched the rain drip from my nose,
Creating dark craters in the worn carpet,
I contemplated just what birthed my woes.
And realized then that I was in that apartment,
And the scientific method said so,
All at the fault of you.
Satisfied with the flawed test results
I lay upon the bed to admire my faults
And stared out the lonely window.
There were no stars.
On the breeze that blew