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On Touching A Star
On Touching A Star
I touched a star when I was empty
and my star, it touched me too
until that fateful night it disappeared,
my star, it fell from view.
I hold a piece within my heart and soul
that I cannot let go.
I touched a star and it touched me
now seems so long ago.
My star became too heavy.
Perhaps my embrace too much to bear
and thus my star was made to fall
crying in despair.
My star no longer shines.
This night sky I never knew.
If only we had never touched
but then,
I would never have touched you.
--msl2023
I touched a star when I was empty
and my star, it touched me too
until that fateful night it disappeared,
my star, it fell from view.
I hold a piece within my heart and soul
that I cannot let go.
I touched a star and it touched me
now seems so long ago.
My star became too heavy.
Perhaps my embrace too much to bear
and thus my star was made to fall
crying in despair.
My star no longer shines.
This night sky I never knew.
If only we had never touched
but then,
I would never have touched you.
--msl2023
Published 5th Jan 2023
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Anonymous
5th Jan 2023 5:48am
as day and night change, Just like the sun and the moon don't last forever..the stars also never last. you should be thankful that even for a few moments that star was with you..well nice words..nice emotions!!
6th Jan 2023 8:15pm
So often a star it shines brightly from your touch.
She so desperately needs to feel your love.
But still her suffering and history cast shadows.
It's so easy for her to fall grasping the pain.
And when you touch a star it's easy to get burned.
Because that star has become a black hole.
No amount of light can ease her suffering.
And life is too much to bear, crying in despair.
So that the dying star consumes all of the light.
You no longer see her, longing to touch again.
If only you had never known her gravity.
Now searching for eternity in the darkness.
She so desperately needs to feel your love.
But still her suffering and history cast shadows.
It's so easy for her to fall grasping the pain.
And when you touch a star it's easy to get burned.
Because that star has become a black hole.
No amount of light can ease her suffering.
And life is too much to bear, crying in despair.
So that the dying star consumes all of the light.
You no longer see her, longing to touch again.
If only you had never known her gravity.
Now searching for eternity in the darkness.
