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The fact that “nothing” exists is the same as saying that “nothing” does not. Within the darkness that was never meant to exist, stars glimmer in silence— scattered like tiny prayers. Because nothing fills that lonely sky, it’s able to glow. Even when my eyes stay fixed on my feet, even when reality pulls me away, that light remains, unchanged— simply staying where it has always been. My dreams are veiled by the weight of the everyday. They never truly vanished, yet I gave up on them— letting them settle like fading dust across forgotten memories. I think of that star, shining far enough to cross billions of light-years. If I could shine like that, would it be enough to call it a life well-lived? Proud, a little afraid— even those thoughts return to nothing, and with this small fragment I call myself, I go on living today.
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Nov 21, 2025
Nov 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM UTC
The Hidden Light of an Unseen Star
The fact that “nothing” exists is the same as saying that “nothing” does not. Within the darkness that was never meant to exist, stars glimmer in silence— scattered like tiny prayers. Because nothing fills that lonely sky, it’s able to glow. Even when my eyes stay fixed on my feet, even when reality pulls me away, that light remains, unchanged— simply staying where it has always been. My dreams are veiled by the weight of the everyday. They never truly vanished, yet I gave up on them— letting them settle like fading dust across forgotten memories. I think of that star, shining far enough to cross billions of light-years. If I could shine like that, would it be enough to call it a life well-lived? Proud, a little afraid— even those thoughts return to nothing, and with this small fragment I call myself, I go on living today.
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Nov 21, 2025
Nov 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM UTC
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