Starman

Within the swirling currents of stars He materializes, a silhouette against chaos He is the whisper throughout time of stories untold Worn out boots pound the cracked pavement The echoes of centuries ripple beneath him He carries a heavy urgency within his heart He carries the truth, secrets, and all the lies In the alleyways where shadows conspire in silence Sleepy eyes wide awake in the rising dawn Boisterous laughter falters, the world stills That moment suspended, all breaths held in This traveling Starman opens his mouth to speak Pausing showing his sad eyes meeting doubt "Time is such a fragile entity" he states "Yet it bends for those who dare listen" He is the only sound heard, the voice of time He outlines all that has led up to now For his people, because to them he is a God And The Savior is here to warn the tides "Protect what you love and abandon frivolous material" "Keep thy community strong and your house stronger" "Do not worship false idols, do not give into temptation" "And tempted you will be, The Whispering Storm is near" Subtle gasps quickly hush as everyone huddles closer Everyone's heart beats faster than time itself "What lies in the Whispers of Winds is the truth" "The truth spun drastically for one to believe" And the legends tell once you believe there is no alternative Your Soul becomes part of this ever-growing storm And it becomes evil...It becomes the death... As all you love will get swallowed with who believes He ends with starlit tear drops falling from his eyes For he has seen the power of the storm, he almost believed He almost gave into temptation if it weren't for those he loved So he protected them in the end, love prevailed his time He turns and slowly glides past the masses of His people Questions being thrown from every direction go unanswered Because the only answers have to come within ones self And those answers carry the weight of this world Into the folds of existence upon untraveled paths He fades...Fades away to another time, another place Leaving only the echo of his words within their hearts Leaving to where he knows he can never return Because he already knows the outcome... Written for poetry contest "Starman" on 11/18/2024 Hosted by: Tom Woody Form: Dramatic Verse PLACED 5TH PLACE IN CONTEST