1,931 People with 200 Stars
Little Comforts in a Largely Uncomfortable World
I count the stars on my ceiling.
As the life slowly seeps from their plastic bones
They dim.
My own mind, alongside.
I lose count.
I still count the stars on my ceiling.
As the life still seeps from their plastic bones
They dim, still.
My own mind, alongside, still.
I still lose count.
I count the stars on my ceiling once more.
As the life seeps from their plastic bones, once more.
Once more, they dim.
Once more, my own mind follows alongside.
I lose count, once more.
For once, I give up.
I count the stars on my ceiling
By waking up my phone, asleep beside me.
It’s harshly comforting glow shows me
> Amazon.ca
> 200 piece glow in the dark star set
> 19.99
> One day shipping
> 1,931 positive reviews
As the life continues to seep from their plastic bones
I wonder
Do 1,931 people look at these stars above them,
Just as I do?
Then do they lose track,
And check amazon,
Like I just did?
As they continue to dim
I wonder
Do those 1,931 people
Ever look at the stars on the ceiling outside?
Do I?
As my mind continues to fade alongside
I wonder
Do we 1,931 people only look at these plastic bones that scatter our homes
And watch them dim
As our minds do the same
Because the infinite, unwavering stars on the ceiling outside
Just don't seem as bright?
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Amber Marie Ciel
Hi! I'm a film graduate student born in Canada, raised by a British parent in Hong Kong, now living in Shenzhen China. I'm a little all over the place. For the most part I'm just looking to ramble into the void we call the internet.
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