have you stared into the void
a night sky, a million stars twinkling
where the grand designs of the universe play out
leaving us stranded on a little blue ball of dirt
what does the universe care for us
nothing at all
we are beneath the notice of such a being
that was born and will die without us in it
gazing into the void is a danger
a philosopher once said
as the void will come into us in turn
having done so i take the greatest act
requiring the greatest courage
defy the void
and make my own purpose