STARLIGHT
A drop of rain blinks
On your forehead,
There's a name
For every teardrop
Paragliding on your pale cheeks
That used to be pretty when pinched.
When the sky breaks down
On a lonely morning
And a song dies in your lungs
Like a sudden weather disturbance,
You offer a silent prayer
And a thanksgiving
For what doesn't kill you.
And when night rolls in
Like a magic carpet
And sadness sweeps you away
To never-never land,
Breathless,
You sink and float
In a bubble breath to survive the mayhem,
Wishing for a starlight
To take you to the edge of a daydream
And kiss your pain for the last time,
You patiently wait
For healing to knock on your door.
© Amsterdam 01.28.26
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