What good
Are all the words
What good
Are all the stars,
Under this vast sky
The distance
Between us
Is as far
As the sun,
And just as
Unreachable,
Like hot coffee
Burning the roof
Of my mouth,
I keep trying
Over and over,
Stubborn,
Not minding
The pain,
Though I've sung
All the songs
In my heart,
She won't listen
Tone deaf I must be,
I can't coax a twinkle
Out of her eyes,
Unlit sparklers
I've run out of matches...
© okpoet