Pluto II

When we were young
we'd lie under the sky and stare at the stars,
the grass, the dew, the fading memories;
the dreams, forgotten aspirations, fleeting moments.

It was that moment under a cloudy canvas
we decided to build a spaceship.
This world wasn't enough for us,
so we promised each other a universe.

Then our story stalls,
A turn for your worst.
Before long, our trip had destination.
What was a journey became an escape.

Pluto - you hoped to find serenity,
peace from your own undoing.
Pluto may have been found,
but so have you.

I learned so long ago
you cannot run from what you are.
I was only going to tell you this
light years past Pluto.

Now that I've been left behind,
you have only the shadow
you sought to leave behind.
Alone on Pluto.