Star Gazing

I went outside tonight to watch the Perseids meteor shower. I didn't see a whole lot of them what with being in town. But I was lucky enough to see a few. It was worth going out and looking up for a while. The sky is crystal clear tonight and the stars truly were shining like diamonds. Orion's belt was particularly twinkly and I saw a tiny smudge with pin pricks of light that was an entire other galaxy. As I stood staring at it, I wondered if anyone was staring back at me wondering if anyone was staring back at them...wouldn't it be sad if there wasn't...