across the sky

i can feel the perseids
their dance across the sky
burning up
and leaving trails
and chasing each other

i can feel the sky 
opening up
to capture the moments
one after another

coming back
each year
in the same dance
in the same chase

i wonder if meteors are wiser
i wonder if time makes a difference

or if chasing the darkness of the sky
is just what needs to be done
is just what needs to happen

so it does
again and again