star food
i bought a star the other day
i thought it might change
something,
you know how it is.
people come and go but stars--
(i look up at the sky,
little droplets hanging on my
eyelashes)
stars, though.
stars are forever.
but i’ll feed that star, you know.
i’ll watch it grow.
you say i shouldn’t but i’ll prove you wrong
i’ll watch it show the world there is no song more powerful than
a growing star.
and it’ll be beautiful--oh,
i already hold my breath from the idea
of its celestial shimmer.
i’m telling you it’ll be so stunning you will forget to breathe
i’ll let it know of its beauty, i’ll feed it love,
i’ll feed it everything you don’t want it to eat,
i’ll do it all.
and one day (oh,
how i count down the days until
i can see the expression on your face),
you’ll see it in the sky
in all of its fantastic, teary-eyed
heart-wrenching love-striking
soul-moving inspirational glory and maybe,
maybe you will fall in love.
and it will break your heart, you know,
because this star does not shine for others,
it shines for itself
and it was me who made it so.