SONG OF THE STAR
I am nothing but
Oxygen and hydrogen,
A luminous sphere of plasma
Held together by helium and gravity,
And like a balloon I float on earth,
Waiting to be released back into the sky,
Waiting to go back in the reverse direction
From which I came,
Traveling through a warm tunnel of light,
And out into a dark, cold abyss
Where I shall explode into a thousand pieces.
I will leave behind my body,
Just like air abandons the skin of
A shattered balloon,
And the magnetic dust that carries my
Heart and spirit will lift us back
To congregate and shine
With the stars.
Home again,
In the fluorescent
Kingdom of the constellations,
I will once again be called by
My soul’s true name.
And my heart,
It will flicker again,
With every memory
From its many
Lifetimes,
And with every wish
Made by a child.
CHILDREN OF THE STARS
I am nothing but oxygen and hydrogen. A luminous sphere of plasma held together by helium and gravity. And like a balloon I float on earth, waiting to be released back into the sky. Waiting to go back in the reverse direction from which I came. Traveling through a warm tunnel of light, and out into a dark, cold abyss where I shall explode into a thousand pieces. I will leave behind my body, just like air abandons the skin of a shattered balloon. And the magnetic dust that carries my heart and spirit will lift us back to congregate and shine with the stars. Home again, in the fluorescent kingdom of the constellations, I will once again be called by my soul’s true name.
