Stardust Baby

Stardust Baby

 

I romanced a shadow

But I know I’m not the only one

Strange as it sounds,

He could really hold me

Better than the rest of you

 

I romanced an idea

And boy, did he love me!

Always glowed the shade of brilliance

Until the day he hit me

Hit me with truth

 

He was made of black smoke

He was what the fire-beings had discarded

He was tired of non existence

I was tired of reality

And we decided to make a baby.

 

Our love was greater

Than any story told before

We hoped we could fuse each other

Into a beautiful monster

 

He could go in and out of my body

At night, I’d breathe silver air

Sometimes, I swear, my insides were purple stardust

That’s how I knew.

We had succeeded.

 

We wondered what color our baby would be

Perhaps pink? Like it’s mother’s soul?

But what was it, exactly?

What sort of creature would we name it?

Was it a he or a she?

What color would it’s room be?

 

We  had it all worked out.

It’s room was going to be brown.

With walls of milk-cocoa bars

And a bed of chocolate ocean.

 

It would be the greatest thing the world had ever seen

But by then we knew already

He would be The Unseen

This new world we had started

If all went well, we’d raise a whole lot of them

They’d be better than them Angels

 

Then came Mr. Greed.

He dug a hole in me.

He scooped out my child.

Made a place for himself in my little body.

I must’ve been asleep

While he melted through my walls

I hadn’t noticed the difference

I just knew it felt heavier

He said he’d take up permanent residence

And so we even threw away my soul

 

He had to leave though

One day, and it was for his own needs

He said it would feel no different

I believed him

I let it bleed

That night when I went to sleep,

Something did feel rather strange

My insides, they were stardust

No longer purple, but sparkling and broken

Broken.

And that’s how I knew

 

My baby was dead.

Reviews

[Benita-Staebell M - Kin..]

You always have these unique
and Bizarre poems of love like a totally different
world or fantasy like the Labyrinth awesome!




Our love was greater

Than any story told before

We hoped we could fuse each other

Into a beautiful monster



He could go in and out of my body

At night, I’d breathe silver air

Sometimes, I swear, my insides were purple stardust

That’s how I knew.

We had succeeded.



We wondered what color our baby would be

Perhaps pink? Like it’s mother’s soul?

But what was it, exactly?

What sort of creature would we name it?

Was it a he or a she?

What color would it’s room be?


Nicely penned I loved it.


Blessings. Benita

[Blue Ivory]

Thanks :) Glad you see it for what it is!

[Benita-Staebell M - KindredPoet]

you're welcome. :)

[kumars]

nice poem. do you have any baby. is this poem is you in subject.

[Blue Ivory]

This is the work of fiction :)

[Blue]

I'm breathless! You are an amazing writer with an amazing writing style and amazing themes. Keep up the good work!

[Blue Ivory]

Thanks :D Your previous review motivated me to write this one, actually.