Why do you still look down
on the ground that consumed
your melancholy?
You were wide awake last night,
searching for some new energy.
Lift your face to the sky.
Try to remember the stars.
There is so much
that you have gained
and lost
in this world,
trying to account for it all
must feel just like madness.
I don’t know why you’d try.
Can’t figure out the gains.
You fall apart sometimes,
but don’t bother to pick up the pieces.
Hey, you.
I see that this place
is finally done
breaking you down,
like a kill.
Maybe it’s time
you finally decide
what parts of you
you want to feel.
Are you still
pining away
for things that never were?
I see so many things in you
that were
and are
worth fighting for.
You just have to decide
that you
want to live.
You turn your head,
eyes wide,
and I can see starlight
in your hands,
an old memory.
I see you smile
for the first time
in a long while,
and you back
straightens up
as you sook skyward.
I think
you’re gonna be alright.
Yeah.
I think
you’re gonna be just fine.
DJR – 2023
