you said you were the man
who fell in love with a star
and you couldn't understand how
a mere mortal
could fall in love with something so far away
maybe I am a star
but stars have no substance
I am nothing but chemicals
so big, so bright
so distant, so empty
here I am, adrift in orbit
of a black hole
of illness and self destruction
dark, haunting
waiting to **** me in
you wonder how insignificant you must be
to all of us above
but I think you look quite
enormous
and it makes me feel small
don't come closer, dear
or you'll burn
and if you wait long enough
maybe it'll be time for me
to burn up, too
you were right about one thing, though
a man cannot love something so far away
and you cannot love me.
inspired by unfinished poetry I found on your phone.