When I close my eyes

I close my eyes and see the stars,

they are as near as can be,

teary-eyed by the sparkling streams,

beaming holocene.

Brighter than anything I could ever repeat,

though my words can be quicker than my feet.

I close my eyes and see the stars,

bear witness to these dreams,

dreams so surreal I want to peel and drape

them all on my sleeve.

All those smells of citrus leaves bursting with life,

when I close my eyes and see the stars,

I'm reminded of above--

the far, uncertain, unreachable rose.

I close my eyes and see the stars,

impossible is near yet so very far.

I need not a hand to reach with but a heart.

As my desire bursts forth for deeper meaning,

my existence shrinks evermore,

all that I dare, or care, or bear to try for,

when I close my eyes and see the stars.

<3

C