The Stars Die Tonight

Amanda Soo
Nov 3 · 1 min read

I hoped for the stars
And receive stardust in return

Though these empyreal remnants
Are alive with magic
They are hardly what I’ve requested
To be plucked from the sky

My preoccupation with self
I am ashamed to put a spotlight on
For it is not written in my birthright
To demand diamonds and gold

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