Glowing Friend

An ancient time ago

Of what seemed

Like many light years

Of our lives

I reached out

To touch a star

Even when I saw

It dancing so far

I knew my hands

Would never touch its

But faith always lingered

Interweaving our space

Many days I have prayed

One day to be with you

My faraway glowing friend

~

We grew old

Young faces

Veiling our

Worn souls

And that's when

I have learned

That even stars

Can burn dark

That even smiles

Can be forged of scars

And that light

Can not prevail

Without evil paths

Life is naught

But our story

I had black ink

And you had light

But that didn't

Stop your hands

From delving 

Hard, thorn words

With long sharp quill

Oh, how timeless is time

And how much I've learnt from you

My faraway glowing friend.

Reviews

[uNmAsKeD-dEluSiOns]

I think it's good to write poems like this to show the other side and not just rainbows and butterflies- you know? very honest work. I think part of this really shows the truth of deception and whats behind fake smiles. I loved the story of this and the ending was so brilliant! I am in love with this

[S.F]

Thank you so much for this review. For me, honesty is something that I occasionally struggle with when dealing with people (the rare times when I have to), so for me, writing is one of the ways I tend to express myself without spouting erroneous words. So, again, thank you for reading!

[Ruth]

Such a balance, life isn't all glowing echoes of happiness and glittered moments, takes the dark to arrive at light, sometimes, beautiful! x

[S.F]

Thank you Poppy!

[Ayushi]

It's a beautiful write..you have covered every facade of our dearest friends..
Nicely done :)

[S.F]

Thanks Ayushi! I'm glad you like it :)

[raj24]

its a beautifully one Salma..stars are our friends when we open in the night..they show us all shapes, all sides, we play with them..we talk to them in our ways..make our own images on the sky cover..loved your friendship with the star..what i really liked was the fact that like us they all get old..and no matter how much we try we can never be there to share their pain...thanks for the share:)

Raj

[S.F]

I am very glad you liked it. Thank you!

[Emily]

Love the last line! Keep it up!

[S.F]

Thanks Emily!

[J. K. Beach]

What a lovely wise piece! I always appreciate the point in time when any of us realize that everything might not be all starlight and moonbeams, but that life has its dark side too... The point in time where we 'We grew old/Young faces/Veiling our/Worn souls' and knew in a wise way that, ' ...light/Can not prevail/Without evil paths.' Perceptive write... great job!

[S.F]

Thank you so much for your kind words!

[Rene Salinas]

Pensative moment this one. I was crusing along until I got to "But our story, I had blank ink",I read it quite a few times and I forces you to stop it seems like a moment of rupture if intentional then It works if not then... . But the longing is very well expressed straight out oof the first lines. A distant memory of refulgent prescence. And surely that thought which condemns the star to shine only ourwardly when actually its most terrifying power comes from the moment of implosion which creates an uncomprehensible void capable of time and dimension travels goes underapreciated. But wisdom seems to take over at the end ambracing and reassuring.

It is a very thoughtfull write and I thankyou for the possibility of reading it

[S.F]

I thank you for this thoughtful review and your kind words. It always gladdens me to know that the readers enjoy and understand my poems. Thank you.