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Star in the Night

April 25, 2016
By astridianmayfly BRONZE, Rye, New York
astridianmayfly BRONZE, Rye, New York
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Once upon a time of young

in the year of six,

storm clouds basked in hues of gray 

and Orion flaunted risk.

 

Birds twittered tweets of run run run

while stars relented to dark,

winking at their shadow- master

soon to make his mark.

 

For in the midst of war and fear,

a red fire burned with hope,

hidden inside the heart of mine

flaming in an upwards slope.

 

A beacon! A light! A star in the night!

A song, a cry of joy!

Rarities in the miltia of difference

plotted against Conformity's ploy.

 

So here was I, head-held-high,

frightened, fearful, hidden away;

For the star in the night never had shone so bright 

as when she was the red in a tsunami of gray. 


The author's comments:

This is about when I realized it's ok to be different, and how we are all smart, clever, and unique, but sometimes too afraid to show it in fear we will be made fun of.


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JazzKat said...
on May. 3 2016 at 3:47 pm
We have no idea of the power lying within us until we get the courage to express ourselves, our ideas, our ambitions - Then we light our thoughts with the fire of will power, suddenly we can do anything that we think we can. Star in the Night expresses that power within us so sweetly. Very well done!