Alexa Daskalakis

The Star Who Forgot Its Name

A brief departure from my usual work – for the children who dream too far, and the adults who once did.

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I asked a star,
“Do you ever get lonely,
burning where no one can reach?”

And the star replied,
“Do you ever hide your light,
just so someone might teach you to shine?”

I asked,
“Do you still make wishes?”

The star laughed.
“I grant them.
That’s not the same.”

I said,
“Then what do you wish for?”

And the star whispered,
“To fall,
and still be seen as beautiful.”

So I looked up,
and for the first time,
didn’t wish at all.