star chaser

poetry scribbled on the palms of your hands

out past curfew

two drinks past your limit

i was a miracle elixir

trying to repair every wound

rewrite the memories you wanted to forget

chasing stars was all you could do

as you grasped onto each moment

like it would be your last

i am not ashamed of what happened

hidden in your bedroom

i know there are stories about me

ones you've longed to share

late night traffic lights remind you

of the times when we'd just drive

and talk for hours

about anything and everything

now someone else is in the passenger seat

i wonder how many times we've crossed paths

missing each other by fractions of a second

would we recognize each other in a crowded room?

i've grown out my hair like you always suggested

finally started that show you always swore i’d enjoy

sometimes i get the urge to text you

tell you about all the things we talked about doing

how i finally got around to doing them with someone else

how happy certain things made me

you were my best friend

my partner in crime

i would have jumped off a cliff and into the ocean

if you had just said the word

but he said it first

there are many things i’m unsure of

but when i look at the stars

i know you're still their chaser

and that‘s something that will never change