Reid@YWP

Star in the sky

My star in the sky

You do not exist anymore except in my heart

You were once a seed in my womb

Growing growing gone

My star in the sky or are you the moon or a planet far far away

Let me introduce you to my dreams, they said.
A dream I will make come true, it seems.
At eight years old, under twinkling beams,
I dreamt of being a poet, fueled by gleams.

There are a couple things I am certain of.

Religion is girlhood

God is a teenage girl screaming the names of the people she used to love at the sky

Worship is dancing and celebrating while still being upset

Spotted, spoiled-milk; 

Look beyond these grimy walls

And see the horse tail

Brush into existence fierce vermillion stripes,