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Salvation and Disaster

I took them as a sign —
each star that fell,
I thought of you,
and wished as well.

Hoping maybe
it could be true:
that stars grant dreams
and lead to you.

You were my calm,
my second chance.
The solid ground,
the steady stance.

You built me up
from scattered ash —
but I,
I burned it down too fast.

Now here I sit,
beneath the night,
where nothing’s wrong
but nothing’s right.

And quietly,
I ask the sky:
was I
what you
needed?
Or just
a lie?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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