Cosmic dust
Glittering like jewels
Around me floats
In the birthplace of stars.

A surreal vision
Unfolding before me.
The giant fusion reactors
That give us life
Begin their journey here
As miniscule particles
Of cosmic dust.

From the ashes of the past
They are born.
And to their fiery death
They march.
Only to rise again,
Like the phoenix,
To glory
Once more.

Behind me
That sphere of blue,
Our home,
Has faded from view.
I made my decision
There can be no return.
I search for a place
Where there is hope,
Where there is peace.
Does such a land exist
In this cold and lonely realm?

The swirling galaxies
Full of bright shining stars
And their unknown worlds
Greet me.