“Empty Spaces”
by Jane Andrea Villafuerte

when you watch the night sky
you don’t just see the stars,
you see the empty spaces between —
you see the void.
and that resonates with you,
that’s why you keep on watching them,
for they are beautiful.
you keep on admiring them,
for they do not apologize
for the space they take.
you keep on wondering why
they do not hesitate to glow.
and that is why you keep on watching the night sky.
you wander
and you wonder,
even though it hurts.
because somewhere,
in that void,
in that vast universe —
between those empty spaces,
there is a place for unborn stars.
sometime in this lifetime,
another star will be born.
and that star will take space,
and it will glow brightly —
it will shine unapologetically.
so don’t stop —
wait,
wander,
and wonder,
and watch the night sky again.