Do you think stars get lost on the way to the sky?
I think maybe they do
But cannot say I know why
Only that I met one once
A boy with wild hair
And a smile that hurt to see
For it made even the brilliance of the sun go dark
I watched him from my safeguard window
Thought of him through the years
For life had not been easy
It is not always so kind
He ran through overgrown fields and moors
Looking for answers I could not for him find
When under one moon he reached above
Took his eyes up from the ground
Thrashed about with swords and invisible ghosts
Bloodied up by a head full of why’s
I watched him from my bedside
Until I had a passing thought
And tip-toed down the hall
And into the night
The grass was warm beneath my bare feet
Lifted me higher with each step
And I reached the star boy
With lips so sweet
Stared him in the face
Lifted my fingertips
And pulled them apart
As his mouth opened,
A deep light escaped
And knocked me to the side
I fell on solid earth
As his arms and legs opened wide
When I awoke
I was alone
The boy nowhere to be found
But a flickering made me turn
And I glanced up at the sky
There,
Brighter than bright
The Star of David
Burning with all his might
Made of stardust
Breathed into existence by God himself
The boy was beautiful beyond words
With six pointed sides
And that joyous smile full wide
Tonight, I lay on my bed
Window open to catch the summer breeze
So many thoughts running through my head
Dodie Clark on vinyl
Singing words my lips meet
As the wind carries the tune
“There's nothing to do right now but try
There are a hundred people who will listen to you cry
And I get that they don't get it
But they love you so much that you won't regret it”
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