[A4A] One Sky

[A4A]  One Sky  [Reminiscing] [Romantic] [Longing]
|  Alternative title: The Long Pain  |


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[optional sound effects: the performer is sitting outside at night]


Isn't it remarkable how much we humans have in common?

Think about it, for a moment...

We all need the same basic things to live.

Water. Air. Energy.

We need sunlight.

We need food and shelter.

We breathe in the same air.

The sun, moon and stars all move in and out of our sight.

We all see them at some point, even though they may not be in the exact same place for everyone.

Go outside and look at the sky itself.

This is something we all share as well.

No matter where you go, if you look up towards the sky, then you immediately connect with anyone, who happens to look at it at the same time as you.

Go to the beach. Stare at the ocean.

Somewhere, someone is staring right back at you without even knowing it.

Walk into the depth of a forest. Close your eyes and let the serenity wash over you.

Imagine, now, that the peace you feel is shared by any other visitor of the forest.

These simple gestures enable you to share your hopes and dreams with every other human on the planet.

Silently, of course... but still truthfully.

Isn't that an amazing thought?

For all the things that separate and divide us, we still have so many things in common.

More than enough to bring us together, I'd say.

[pause]

If all of this really is true…

Does that mean I am still close to you, too?

Even now?

[clears throat]

And, amazing, isn’t is, that when I look at the darkened sky tonight, I know the sky is still bright and blue for you… because it’s still early where you are.

You are probably wondering what the time is for me?

It's almost [pauses to look at the clock] midnight.

[deep breath]

The sky I am looking at right now, is also your sky.

Even if you see it from a different perspective than I do.

The rain that falls on your face may at one point have been water in the very same lake I pass by on my way to work.

Think about it.

We are so far apart right now, but still connected.

I wonder... how the sky looks where you are.

Actually, I wonder what you are doing right now.

Are you happy, sad or angry right in this very moment?

Have you blessed your surroundings with the sound of your adorable laughter?

Are you hiding your true self from the people around you, or have you found the courage to be true to yourself?

Do you think of me, even just now and then?

[pause]

I wish you were here.

There are so many things I want to tell you.

So many things I want to show you.

Things I want to experience in your company.

Most of them are... pretty mundane, but that detail doesn't matter. The more grounded and basic they are, the more real it feels.

The notion also makes me smile even more.

I don't need overwhelming adventures to enjoy your company.

How can you be separated by such a great distance and still feel a sense of belonging?

I want you to know that I miss you.

I miss you so much.

Or, well…

I miss you in whatever capacity I actually can.

The sky is so beautiful tonight.

I wish I could show it to you.