Look beyond.

 Look beyond


Look beyond this world my child

When city lights have dimmed

When darkness gains the upper hand

Long after the end and last stand


Your spirit will shine night and day

In a journey through the stars 

Beyond our tiny galaxy 

To the outer shores of time and space. 


Look beyond our short life my child

To when our spirit free and wild

Can dance in rhythm with the ages

Time itself our partner in the waltz. 


Science tells us that two atoms 

Will continue to affect each other

Millions of miles apart and hurtling

To the furthest edges of the universe


Science always stranger than fiction

Reveals a reality more miraculous

Than our wildest dreams and imagination

Confounding priests and atheists alike. 


Eye hath not seen nor ear heard

The marvels beneath the microscope

The modest miracles of the day

And the gleaming secrets of the night. 


Nada te turbe my child

Let nothing disturb your peace

Nor Gods on high nor man below

For your spirit will outlive them all. 

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