I wish I could show you the stars and the far away worlds where no human has ever been. I wish we could walk together along a distant planet, hand in hand, breathing a different air. I know it will never be a reality, that it's a self-indulgent dream but the thought sustains me on the darkest, most difficult days.
I travel the stars alone now; walk that planet in solitude. A single trail of footprints marks my route across the sand. Perhaps I carry you with me; perhaps you've been here all along.