Reality and Gratitude

Reality and Gratitude  
 
Below the window  
of the world  
await the myriad  
delusions  
of every fallen star.
 
Their days  
over run  
with opacity  
and their nights  
under attended  
with the dreams  
of those  
who have yet  
to awaken,  
 
Each foreign sun  
becomes a shadow kneeling  
at the foot  
of keepsakes stolen  
from memory.
 
Forgetfulness  
then  
becomes the twilight  
of emotional connection,

the unkissed sense  
that something  
has very nearly  
happened  
worthy  
of living for.