Null & Void

I measure distance

in my head

using a simple rationale,

how long would it take

for me to get there?

that’s all well and good if

I can see my destination, or I

have a map or know someone

who’s already made the

journey and can advise me,

but then I consider space

where none of these

rules hold true,

for example a light year

in space terms

a mere pigeon-step

is six trillion miles!

I have no clue

how to fathom this

my brain closes down,

looking to the moon, which

I feel can almost touch

I feel very small

an insignificant microbe

a speck of dust in the

unfathomable nothingness

Published by grahamrsherwood