way out
on that distant horizon,
city lights curve into stars and midnight’s sky drips down into city
they say you and I are made from the stuff of stars,
our lights dimmed beneath blankets of exhaust—
fears, judgments, preferences, and the like
it’s easier to let beauty be a thing that only exists from afar
but we are beautiful up close
so close
I want to know your galaxy and find your suns
these pavements, dust, blood, hate, love streets
need all the light you can give
let’s look each other in the eyes until we swoon into that beautiful orbit only
stargazing can take us to
yea, lets stare at each other’s eyes
and remember mysteries
and stars
lets cry about beauty
and the terrible mistakes we’ve been making all this time
treating each other like the pollution we’ve created
come back to this red light world
eyes open
and shine
you beautiful creature
don’t let pollution dim your radiant fervor
just love
find the way to love
the things i hate and fear
and shine and tell me
how to love like that.