I want to give every lost person in this world a star
And lay it neatly in their hand, telling them
“Look up to the sky,
This is what you’re made of,
You can shine too if you try”

I want to take my friends up in arms,
Take them and protect them, telling them
“I’m here,
I always have been.”
But I get an awkward squeeze

I want to take you to a mountaintop at twilight
Before the sun rises, showing you
The world glows,
and every soul provides that
But I can’t, and we stare into the distance,.

I try to shine,
To glow
To protect
To lift people up when they’re down

I am insignificant,
My attempts are met with one word answers
As the stars slip through your fingers unnoticed

But your outstretched hand remains
Beckoning me up the hill, telling me
“You are significant to me at the least,
I know the world glows,
Without need of protection.”
And you lay the