Ode to the Dimmest Star

by Audrey Griffin

 

You are the prime example of

“Don’t judge a book by its cover”

“Looks don’t matter”

and other hypocritical sayings

Brighter,

is not always

better

Who needs to be

dazzling

when you could be

honest?

You are so far away,

little star.

I would build a rocket of

doubt from others

who are so obsessed with the

false immortality of the

brightest star.

My own quiet hope for fuel,

I would jet through

galaxies only glimpsed in photographs

and luminescent spheres of gas

encircled by bracelets of asteroids

just to reach you.

Light years from now, I will

hand you these words

as reassurance that you are not forgotten,

and I will make the journey back,

and watch out for you every night.

 

 

 

 

Copyright 2012

Audrey Griffin