holding the stars in my hand
and the world feels so nothing
and meaningless
infantile
what is anything worth anything
collecting the stars
collecting my thoughts
collecting the world
up in my head
forget all about it
forever please
and always
pull the stars right out of the sky
pull them down here
pull away the dreams
pull away the wishes
the uncertainty taking over
fading light
forever isn't that
long now
all these stars have names
screaming as they are pulled from the sky
screaming unheard
unseen tears in silence
screaming smiles
no one knows
but one
perhaps two
did the world suddenly feel not right
did you look at them and they seemed
darker
was their starlight gone
again were they fading
before your very eyes
but so slowly
so slightly
is it just a trick
of the mind
do you see
she is collecting the dreams
the memories are close to her
closer than her heart
can you see them
hidden under layers
of nothing
of fake
of yes of course why not
And that is what this picture means to me.
Have a good night.
