As lights in the night sky,
I oft imagine fireflies stuck
to a cracked glass ceiling above,
fireflies pretending to be stars;
sinners resigned to act the part,
till the fire or the fly die.Ah! I now see them everywhere,
like phosphenes in my eyes.
Maybe, it's not the infinite roof,
maybe, my eyes, shelter fireflies.
Eyes, pretending to seek truth,
liars resigned to a fake dream,
till nights engulf the lights to die.Could it be me,
Hanging far above in the sky,
staring down at enormous dust,
of 'humans' pretending to be stars;
carrying little fake stars
in their little fake hands,
shining little fake lights and calling them bright hearts?
Could be, they are so full of lies.Lonely, quiet, nocturnal stars;
my little sorrows in love with joy,
twinkling, shining, shooting,
wishing, wanting, craving,
crying every night, all night,
to be anything, but
lights in the night sky.
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Soliloquy - Poems on Life, Love & Longing (Wattpad Exclusive)
PoetryFeatured: Wattpad Poetry Feb 2022 My times spent having conversations about life, longing and love.....with myself. In the company of solitude, I attempted to pen down a few lines on a range of emotions and experiences with a simple aim to revisit t...