U.F.O. (Unidentified Free Object)

let me tell you the tale
of this free soul who dared
to stay free as long as she could
and people were scared
and people amazed
they wished they were, but impossible it looked

this free soul she knew
you are the sky
if you choose now to fly
this free soul she must
continue to shine
as bright and as invisible as a star

they wanted to name her
they wanted to blame her
they tried and they tried
but could not identify her
oh how unaware she was
how uninterested
in names or games or things of that sort
all she could care
was to keep her heart light
keep that light burning
and spread it she must

was she there? was she real?
still not bored? can she feel?
–they asked-
in and out of their sight
but with nothing to hide
while she kept reflecting, the sun of her joys
they went along thinking
about this question of life in “other” universes

this free soul she knew
you are the sky
if you choose now to fly
this free soul she must
continue to shine
as bright and as invisible as a star.

vintage elif from 2009