The Stars You See

I see you off in the distance, in a world I know I cannot reach,

I dream of flying off to meet you, to see you face to face,

But this chasm between us, this great and awe inspiring divide,

Serves its purpose well, by making it impossible to see you tonight

You soar up high above me, high above my simple paths,

I am like a useless creature, compared to your glorious beauty,

I take out my looking glass, to get a better gaze of you,

But you radiate so brightly, it is of so little use

So I will wait year upon year, to see if you and I will meet,

Whether I fly up to you, or you come down to me,

But if and when we do meet, I doubt I'll know what to say,

Even though I write it down every single day

Three years passed, from the place I spoke before,

Little has happened here, but change is in the air,

I see you coming down to see me, coming down from home,

You say hello and greet me, and I no longer feel alone

As we spent the day together, you showed me how to dream,

My once dreary life began to breathe in and out again,

You began to show me the stars and described the way they shine,

All the while I was dreaming, wishing you were mine

You said you'd have to go, but that you'd come back the next day,

I watched you fly back into the sky, as I smiled and said goodbye

I finally went to bed, but I found there was no sleep,

I continued my thoughts of you, and how you made me weak

I waited till the next day, and cautiously watched the skies,

I sat where we had said farewell, but you, I could not find

The day turned to night, and in your stead the moon said hello,

But even the moon's beauty, your absence hurt more than you know

When I went to bed, sleep eluded me just as before,

But I found a way to find my rest, but I wish it was not so,

I discovered that if I cried, I would dream once again

But those dreams were not pleasant, but rather filled with pain

The next day I returned, hoping you'd do the same,

And much to my delight, I saw you come to greet me

You said hello and apologized for the day before,

That is was not your fault, you were kept behind locked doors

I asked if you wanted to go across the mountain,

To take a trip along the beautiful sea

But you shook your head to tell me no,

I was curious as to why, and said I didn't want to know

I persisted in my asking, and you finally gave in and said,

I am in love with someone else, and now I must go,

You fled back to your homestead, the place in the stars,

There I was below, holding my shattered heart

You escaped my grasp, just as I always knew you would,

But even through this rejection, I will love you still,

I cannot blame you, for not seeing me in that light

Because there's someone else aligned in the stars that you see at night