Monday, March 7, 2022

Three stars on his belt

He sits on city roofs and longs to see 
The stars and something twists in his gut, pulls.
Tells him it should be different. Part of him 
Remembers what it was like to chase bears 
And sleigh dragons. When a star dies it goes 
Out in a blaze of glory. 

A gas giant, nebula, galaxy 
Of gas and light and destruction.

But here he sits on a city roof. He can't 
See the stars and part of him that burns 
Flickers in the vast darkness of space.
Star boy. You'll never know how I love you.

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