Looking Up at the Stars

By Anonymous

Looking up at the stars this evening,

Waiting in the darkness of the Torrey Pines Nature Preserve,

I can’t help thinking:

What if all the stars are just symbols of the people who we have lost?

Some might be brighter than others because they are remembered by more people,

People like George Winne Jr. shine brighter than most

Who took his life to give life to others

Those are the stars that we look to for guidance to find our own paths in life

But for everyone who has ever existed, their memory lives up there somewhere

Stars live for millions or billions of years, so everyone still shines on