Constellations

 

I look for you

there in the stars.

I peer out from behind my mask,

slide it down

just enough to see with clear eyes

but not enough

to jar the confidence disguise.

I keep the smile painted,

even with the fear eating inside.

I stand and see you, watching.

Your heart full of pride,

but in reality, I'm a scared boy

along for the ride.

 

I laugh and joke,

but inside I'm wracked with hurt.

The disguise

mere mirrors and smoke,

bluster to cover

the words I blurt.

I see you there in the stars.

That smile like a raised heart,

prises my lips apart, makes me smile.

Infectiously it takes the grimace

and forces it to depart.

 

I look for you there in the stars

and realise

you are the brightest star out there.

Brighter than Sirius,

even brighter

than planet Venus.

A guiding light in the dark,

a star to chart the heavens

and tear them apart.

Revealing

the true beautiful heart.

 

I look for you there in the stars

and when I see you

I picture constellations.

My mind travels

to otherworldly destinations

distant rocks 

away from this fragile outcrop,

I start to hear my heart sing,

a song it has not sung in many a year,

I Listen to its words

and drift into space to be near.

 

 

 

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