Observatory: A Poem About Starlight + Parenting

Good news! Three of my poems were selected as finalists for SMU's Writer's Feast. That simply means I may be reading one aloud at this year's feast, which would indeed be an honor. I read one of the poems, "Observatory," at my book launch party earlier this year. 
It's a poem about stars--how we see them in "past tense" because it takes their light so long to arrive. It's strange to think about: what we see in the present happened hundreds, thousands, millions of years ago. In the poem I am seven years old forever. This experience has bearing on the parent/child relationship, but I'd rather say too little than too much about a poem. I will let "Observatory" take it from here. I hope that it makes your mind wobble a little bit. 
Also, happy birthday, Dad. -Adam