Black Star


	Poems \| home A Darkened Sky \| You May Never Know \| Dove, or Snake? \| Quicksand \| Warning \| The Silent Flame \| A Jailed Soul \| A Single Star \| Tears \| Woe \| Behind The Mask \| Robotic \| A Tribute of Passing \| Emotional Tumors \| A Vow To One Unknown \| Evening The Score \| The Gate To Beyond \| Agoraphobic \| Agoraphobic II: Insight \| Black Star \| The Beast Within \| Bows & Arrows \| As I Lie Dying \| The False Smile \| Dismal Existence \| Anguish \| I Remember \| Awaken! \| Invisible Man \| The Assassin \| Shrinking From Life \| Dreams of Existence \| A Soul In Ruin Black Star A sudden truth has hit me The answer to a question I hadn't realized I'd asked Until now I am a black star In a crowded sky But in this crowd I remain unnoticed No one can spot me in the heavens Although I am in plain sight No one to gaze upon me, or wish upon me No one made happy by my light No lovers look at me as they embrace No child looks in wonder upon my face No dreamer dreams of reaching me someday No poet writes verses symbolizing me I am a lone star in a crowded world In this crowd of billions, I remain unnoticed For how can a black star compete With a billion stars of light?