Stardust

Libra

 To be admired

Is a great achievement

It is almost the same

As being loved-

But not quite

I admire you

Aspire to be like you.

Is it possible to love

And admire someone

At the same time?

I think it is.

There is balance in everything

We’re living in

A giant set of scales

But sometimes my admiration is

Outweighing my love,

And so we are strange

In that sense:

Unbalanced,

Uneven.

If we tip,

We’re gone.

It’s a difficult feat,

Walking on this tightrope

That is the emotions

I want to feel

And those I do.

And although I love you

I admire you more.

 And maybe that’s okay.

a/n: I spent ages and ages trying to write something for this entry for purple_seastar's Stars competition but I had no inspiration. Zilch. 

But the person I do admire the most is my dad. And although this poem is not about my dad, (everything sounded cheesy when I tried to write about him) I love him a lot and he is my guidance, my inspiration so in a way this is dedicated to him. 

So for you Dad,

I'll watch you grow older,

balder.

And one day you'll hold

my children in

your arms

and in the quiet

you can sit comfortably with the thought

that you've done well,

and you are loved and truly admired.