little star

inside your eyes, wide
a wanting, captured
in light.

did you glimpse it?
the flash.
before it disappeared

it comes as a star
shooting past the corners
of the iris,
of the swirling blue depths;

a peripheral sighting
of emotion exploding
in a mind paused,
inarticulate reflection.

it comes as a gasp
a lunging of the lungs
longing for this air

it is the gap.
the moment before knowing, unsure
of the movements of your own heart

twinkle, twinkle

can you hear it it?
the song
written on the pages
of your youth

little star.
gone so quickly, lost
in the pupil's black hole,
an abyss of uncertainty.

can you remember
what you wanted
when you trusted
what love is?

oh little star,
have i forgotten
what you are?