Just Some Poetry

"Wishing She Could Join Them"

Free Verse--

She cries herself to sleep at night

Sitting under the window, staring at the stars

Wishing she could join them high above the clouds

She'd imagine sitting on the North Star

Dangling her feet into the abyss of the solar system

Looking down on her worries

She'd laugh at her fears, left in the atmosphere

And her reality stuck on the cold, hard ground

She'd forget about the good grades she struggled to keep

She'd forget about the boys she couldn't please

She would interact with the stars

And befriend the moon, talking until her voice was raw

Then they would send her home

She would awake as the sun rose

Wishing it weren't just a dream

But every morning, she'd awake

As tired as if she hadn't slept a wink

And the dew in her hair as if she'd passed through a cloud

Her throat sore as if she'd talked all night...