I want to see the northern lights
but I cannot say why
it is said that sometimes
if conditions are right
you can see them from here
but it never seems to work
for me
even if the sky is clear
I cannot see them
when I am told I might
others say they have seen them here
I don’t think I believe them
some set a camera
on very long exposure
to take their picture
I can’t stare at the sky
for a very long time
all at once
like a camera
maybe I want to see them
because I haven’t seen them before
there are other things I want to see
but never have
like the life I was meant to have
with you
maybe if I’d had
a better camera