Stars

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Deceivers

When you’re young, they shine bright

Full, and beautiful

They inspire and awe

Fame, fortune and fans at their beck and whim

They have everything

And make everyone smile

Because when you’re young, they are endearing

Role models

If a character is nice

We believe the person behind it is, too

It isn’t until we are older

And get to see the “behind the scenes footage” so to speak

Our childhood crumbles before our eyes

Packed in full with cracks

The people we looked up to

(Though maybe we never met)

Have let us down

Dirty and dark

They’ve deceived us

And broken our spirits as they experiment with the extermination of

Innocence

They are the stars

That shine like diamonds high up in the sky

But up close will burn the flesh off our bones

So, twinkle, twinkle, little stars

How I wonder what you are

Up above the world, so high

Like petty diamonds in the sky

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