Parables learned the hard way can be haunting In a life lived solitary lonely and wanting But this is what I get for trying to trap a star An emotional scar, smothering radiance mars The balance of things was too upset And the other stargazers couldn't forget The pressure quickly became unstable Itβs like I was searching for truth in a fable You may think you know who a person is But blinding is the star that's burdened like this It's bound to become an illusion of what you wish it could be When you do good you should throw it in the sea Don't drink poison to quench a thirst In morals the sad man must become well versed