Take My Hand
Star light
Star bright
First star I see tonight
I wish I may
I wish I might
Have this wish
I wish tonight…
Lying on my back
Looking up at the stars
Connecting the specks of glitter
To form unicorns, fairies
And ice cream cones
The things I dreamt of a decade ago
But I close my eyelids
Not completely but just enough
That everything is a blur
And the specks all squish together
To make one sparkling blob
I open my eyes wide
And the light from one star
Twinkles like the diamond on my left ring finger
Why won’t my wish come true?
I squeeze my eyes shut
Clench my hands into tight balls
My whole body shakes
With my valiant effort of making a wish
I shake until I feel your fingers intertwine with mine
And your lips on mine
The connection we share is ten times stronger
Than that of the gravity of Saturn
I open my eyes to look directly into yours
And see the reflection of the night sky in your pupils
To see your soul dance
Like the shooting star that flies across the sky
The ever-so-bright star stands out against the ink black that hangs above us
Don’t be scared of a meteorite crashing down on our love
Don’t be scared of my wish
Don’t be scared to take my hand…
birdinsun
Really nice, Angeline. You paint pictures with your words.