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Weekly Contest #354
To look to the stars was to stare into the eyes of God. When the skies became dark, we lost our humanity. That summer all of the human race had a crick in their necks from staring up. I remember the last star I ever saw. It blinked out of view behind a too-tall skyscraper the night before the first Columbus mission. The smog had become so thick, it blocked out the sky. I was standing on my balcony with my family and a bottle of champagne. There was so much hope then. It burned behind every eye that looked to the heavens. I feel some regret e...
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