30 lightyears

“She shines like a star

And like a star sheʼs far away."

The lines you wrote echo

In my mind as the tears

Leave salty stains on my face

I canʼt help but wish

I could take your place

The song you wrote for me

Captured our essence uniquely

Somehow now you're the star

Shining, beckoning, beaming

If only it werenʼt so far

Today is the first of December

The day I'll always remember

As the beginning of your cycle

Burning with thirst and passion

So bright you burst into particles

I look to the sky almost expecting

A rain of ashes signifying your demise

But the grey bellies of the clouds keep

Your soul from dispersion and

I know you are held in quiet sleep

Like the star you saw in me

So I will ever keep you in my heart

As you orbit 30 lightyears away.

"He shined like a star.

And like the stars, heʼs far away.”