Stardust

A Poem by butterfly

today i drank a cup of stardust
i saw it in the back of my cabinet
i thought it was already used up
but it saved it self for me like a quiet baby in a bassinet
i brewed some in my Alice in wonderland tea pot
mixed it in with lavender milk tea
i found the pathway to dreams
mixed my tears for I miss my lover dear
pretended I was in universal studios drinking butter beer
i turned on the youtube videos to keep magic journeys near
though in reality its a very mundane atmosphere
the dog named Koa with his fluffy pom tail
looks to me for the happy ending to the fairy tale
yet it fails
each and every time
i feel the sugar high
i ate a plum cake and a tiramisu roll
tried to pump some delight in to this dead soul
then Koa and I went out for a walk in sunshine
only logged 3, 153 steps
i need help
i need to catch my breath
We came in sat under the shade
an ice tea of stardust was made
i sip away
letting tears of broken dreams break away
like a cube in my tea
i think this earthly life is done for me
my lover wouldn’t merge with me
but calls and texts each day to say he misses me
not only letting me go
but keeping hold of this dead soul
yet i have no choice
there is a hold on me with this boy
i sip on
every sip of us
like floating particles of star dust

© 2024 butterfly

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Chris Shaw

There is a desperation in these lines for a lover that doesn’t recede with the passing of time. He has a hold over the poet, but he isn’t prepared to fully commit. It clearly is the source of much heartbreak. A poem of dreams unfulfilled.

I think this earthly life is done for me

That one lines speaks with much intensity butterfly. A sad write.

Chris