he just couldn't take it any longer
life on earth
that is
it was drab
full of demons
and ill will
death was always
the outcome
for everyone
and everything
people fought
and took what they could
oh sure
there were givers
and lovers
and kindness
and...
well
there were a lot of things
but none of them
interested Bradley
he wanted more
a LOT more
he wanted color
and harmony
he wanted lightness
and new visions
he wanted solitude
and time to think
so he left the planet earth
and went to the sky
where beauty and colors
were everywhere
he floated
and took in
as much as he could
he was overwhelmed
by the vastness
of the universe
so he stayed
and wandered
but after a while
he caught himself
thinking about how much
he wanted to tell others
what he had seen
he saw stars die
he saw huge galaxies
swallow smaller ones
he saw so much
and realized
that wherever he went
things were pretty much the same
he missed the noise
he missed the trees
and the birds and animals
he even missed the people
he laughed
realizing that being cut off
and completely alone
is just a different form
of death
so he smiled
and headed back to the planet
with a new attitude
and a new appreciation
for what life on earth was like
sure
it was bad
but at least it was loud
and full of choices
life
he thought
was quite
interesting
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