Never Stop Shining

have you ever watched the stars
fade
grasping at the last moments of
luminescence
as the sun rises to
steal away their shine

have you ever kissed
the trembling hands of
someone you loved
wishing against
all odds that
maybe tomorrow it will be
easier
that their bones no longer
feel tired
and
they can feel like themselves
again

it comes like a thief
quiet and unnoticed,
at first but
painful and lasting in the end

I don’t see you different now but
I know you’ll never feel the same
as if the earth
dulled the hues of your joy
overcasting your passions with
the feeling that
nothing will feel the same
again

just like the stars, though
you never truly
stop shining