ix. bright lights in the night

'those are the same stars, and that is the same moon, that look down upon your brothers and sisters, and which they see as they look up to them, though they are ever so far away from us, and each other.'

~sojourner truth~

Wish on me, I am a star.
I don't know if you remember me, but I remember all of you. Everyday.
Stars are my home now, I'm a constellation, and I light up for all of you.

How are you doing? Is it fun, still being a hero?

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Out of this world, your world is the true peace; why do you keep looking?

Nevermind the gods, come find true heart.

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Maybe you will find peace without me, but I am still here.

Everyday, I watch all of you from above . . .
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I am lost, gone, but not broken, not yet.
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And it's just me and just you tonight watching the sky light up.
My string and yours just intertwined—
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A star, light me up like the heavens alive.
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Sorry, not sorry, I miss you, I hate you, I don't know . . .
Try to forget me; I know you will, just like the others
And I don't care. Do I care?
Remember me, though. Please.

zoë nightshade, a star to be remembered and commemorated . . .