the star is so bright tonight
glowing like an angel
before the fall
she heard me call
indifferent to the endless
space between us,
my new name a
shame to hear
shallow, she said
like an iron hoe
against a rock
and i in shock
at a word from an
angel's mouth
a light falling from
a heaven
burning through my spine
kindness
compassion
an eye upon the heart
have all turned dark
beneath the falling star,
a god only knows
how far
