Crime Doesn'T Pay

The stars know I'm here, for they wink at me.
Sometimes like a tear, they fall in the sea.

Only they know my pain, for only they care.
With no one to blame, I can't help but stare.

Sunset in the west, the stars like jewels.
It's a rebel quest, when you break the rules.

date:12/4/21
contest: bite-size poetry contest #28
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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