Mars

Mars

You hold all of my stars in your pocket

They shine so bright

Just like a flying rocket

As it catches flight

You polish each one

With your delicate hands

Like an orbiting sun

That never lands

You catch them before they fade

Like a firefly in the night

Each one is carefully made

With the purest light

Hold me close to you

So I can feel your radiating heat

Inside of this deep blue

Where the earth and the sky meet

Slide your hands over mine

I want to kiss you so

Your lips taste like wine

The light begins to grow

I want you to whisper to me

And catch all of my stars

Without you I simply wouldn't be

Just like living on Mars

The fire engulfs each lung

It burns me alive inside

Scorching me with a twisted tongue

I have no where to hide

Engulfed I burn 

Completely down to ashes 

I lie twisting with each turn

My heart and ego crashes

You can't stop this rocket

It's flying too damn fast 

Please hang on to the stars in your pocket

Before they too whiz on past

I try to crash into earth

But I have no where to land

Without you there's no rebirth

Like crashing into quicksand

The stars start to die

The earth catches my fall

I look up to the black sky

As I feel so small

Your hands wasn't there to stop me

But at least you caught the stars

Can you hold my insanity

While I burn like mars

A.D. Small

November 11, 2023