Across The Universe

Saturday Stories

December 16, 2017

Superman goes to his Fortress of Solitude when he feels the pressure of too many people depending on him. 

Even superheroes need to get away from the world once in a while.

Even the strongest among us needs time to be alone.

My refuge is the sea. Last Tuesday was the last day of my first leave after a year – and I'm still on vacation-mode.

I stood on the bayside promenade, the waves splashing on the rocks below and flowing back to the unseen horizon. 

I looked up and gazed at the infinite stars reaching across the universe.

I was alone, yet I felt, more keenly than ever, that I am not. In a higher sense, I never was – and I never will be.