Star Light, Star Bright

Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight. It’s been awhile since I’ve gazed upon you. As I lay here, weary from life’s brutal fight, I’ve come to ask a rigid question; what do I do? I’ve hit so many curves on this chosen path, Drastically clinging to everything I hold close. Behold I’ve been stricken with such a wrath, A wrath that cripples me with its lethal dose. Suddenly I was left alone, helpless and left to bear, She didn’t want my love anymore, it wasn’t enough. Her heart went cold, leaving me to exist on a prayer, Even though all of this is in the past, it’s all still so tough. I’ve fallen to my knees, wishing for an answer, Why am I plagued with all these darkening fears? My father battling valiantly with his carnivorous cancer, Devouring whom I admire, driving me to angered tears. My mother battles so nobly with her own illness, Also beset by her very own devastating worries. I think of her sanity dwindling as I lie in stillness, Leaving my soul cold as the wind of a thousand flurries. Tonight, I stare up at you, hoping you can guide me, Wishing for what isn’t very likely as the tears weld. But you’ve shined a vigorous light that I clearly see, One once witnessed in my past, one I’ve gratefully held. Maybe you can take me away from all this grueling pain? To be a star that shines down on such glorious nights. Maybe I will bring about happiness, a hope I wish to gain, But this is just a shattered dream from which my hand writes. So, I bring all of this to you, dear old friend, Though it’s been awhile, I see you shine so bright. I leave you with one last wish; to bring all this to an end, I wish I may, I wish I might, grant me this wish I wish for…tonight.