Pedaling down a road surrounded by trees Just I and my mother beside me It was a warm breezy night. Star filled sky, providing light. Gazing at the sky, so brilliant! Mothers voice shouts with excitement. "Look a shooting star!" With sparkles in her eye "Make a wish mija!" I stood mesmerized. My wish: "Please, don't ever leave me." But that wish never came to be. 12 years later mother passed away. Since then, I haven't been the same. Shooting stars don't mean a thing. How do I carry on with all this pain?