Star of My Heart
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
Someday…
this empty well,
this vast desert will fill,
spill over and become a never ending
rush towards the sea…
This winter forever,
a dream like the full moon’s
star of my heart,
so near… that I can touch
it with the tip of my tongue…
This someday,
right now,
a longing,
an ache that stretches into eternity…
Here,
in the palm of my hand…
this empty well,
this vast desert will fill,
spill over and become a never ending
rush towards the sea…
This winter forever,
a dream like the full moon’s
star of my heart,
so near… that I can touch
it with the tip of my tongue…
This someday,
right now,
a longing,
an ache that stretches into eternity…
Here,
in the palm of my hand…
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