Written By Grace Atherton

On October 4, 2024

When did the star stop shining?

What kind of dark evening was it?

What clouds covered the light?

What made the night feel unright?

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When did the star stop singing?

What drowned out the voice’s feeling?

When did it think the sound was rough?

When did the miles make it feel not enough?

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When did the star stop directing,

What kind of lie did the wise stop accepting,

Since once multiple were used by a crew,

To bring freedom “through it’s drinking gourd” followed by a few.

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When did the star stop timing,

The days, the years, the seasons changing,

What kept it from keeping things on track?

Can we ever get it back?

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When did the stars stop telling,

Something deeper even beyond Zodiac,

Scorpio-snake, Virgo-virgin, and cross-

When did it stop – the story of redemption coming from loss.

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When will the star start shining?

When will the clouds roll back in the evening?

When will all things feel right,

When will the voice have a new song taking flight?

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When will freedom ring from above?

When will the season change to love?

When will refreshing water lead north?

When will there be more human’s rebirthed?

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When will the Star(s) start shining?

How about today,

How about tomorrow, how about forever!

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Each one of us lives in a world,

Sometimes it can be dark but under the clouds there can still be light in the soul,

So…

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Let it shine,

Breaking through the dark,

Let it sing,

Breaking through the silence,

Let it direct, 

Breaking through to freedom,

Let it time,

Breaking through the standstill,

Let it tell.

Breaking through the lies.

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When did the star stop shining?

When did the star stop singing?

When did the star stop directing?

When did the star stop timing?

When did the star stop telling?

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How about not today,

Not tomorrow, not ever!

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Stars aren’t meant to hide, they/you are meant to shine!