Writing Stars (version two)A Poem by Annett
I think I've changed somehow.
I know it happens, it's rather inevitable. But how odd to happen now. I used to write of dreary things, Sadness, Loss, And countless fiends. My eyes could not see stars, because the clouds could never leave. And though I still feel those things, they no longer can define me. I've shed that skin, that broken skin, A built myself a galaxy. I suppose it happend that night, our eyes swollen from tears gone dry. You began to hum a solemn tune, And I drowned in that sadness, relished in it almost. How pitiful, How terrible. How deceivingly unbearable. I could not look to you anymore, So I chose to look up- And there it was. A smaller light, Shining pale against the night, I looked to it and suddenly, A different tune began to sing. Not a chorus, not a moment, A subtle beat of a changing heart. I took your face in my hands, and dried those deep oak eyes, Maybe we could be happy, and maybe it would be alright. So I wrote myself the star. I sped my pencil sloppily, Recounting starlight like a fading dream, And took you along with me. Slowly, the sky expanded, So I drove us to a hidden grove. And pulled your hand, come with me. But I knew still you couldn't see. You stared blankly at an eternal sky, Heavens stretching before your eyes, Seeing nothing, but to whose surprise? I could not rush a trodden soul, But I could no longer stand it. Fighting ever familiar tears, I held you tight and whispered my fears. And in the place of once connected two, Were to separate people, me and you. I continued writing stars, but they reached another tone. I filled my words with guilt and longing, wondering if you were still alone. Three days. Months. Soon enough years. 'I write myself the stars,' It does feel a bit untrue, For I know that in each moment, I write them all to you. © 2018 AnnettAuthor's Note
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Added on August 3, 2018 Last Updated on August 3, 2018 Tags: Stars, writing, love, separation, healing Author |