The Day the Sky Fell

Once upon a time,

the sky fell in increments;

In shards of glass mist.

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Hard enough to pierce

the heart of any man near,

soft enough to taste.

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Like cotton candy

on a warm summer's evening

Or ice cream in spring.

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One man caught the sky

on the tip of his pink tongue

and it melted sweet.

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Stars formed inside him.

His belly growled with the weight

of the universe.

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"Tell me a story,"

The Sun whispered one warm day,

"And the stars will leave."

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So the man thought hard

and told a tale of white knights

and damsels to save.

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The Sun shook her head.

"The best stories speak to those

listening to it."

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"I need no saving

and have no interest in knights.

Make the story mine."

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The man thought again

and told a tale of bright light,

guiding all people.

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Satisfied, The Sun

beamed down on the man and said,

"Stars, come back out now."

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His belly rumbled

and he began to feel sick.

Then he vomited.

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Stars burst out of him

and splattered across the sky,

twinkling all at once.

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And made the patterns

of constellations around

The Sun's bright hot light.

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The Sun plucked the star

that shined brighter than all and

gave it to the man.

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"This star is for you.

For now you have learned the art

Of storytelling."

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Now when the star shines,

dreamers and storytellers

find inspiration.

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And it's all because

of the day the sky fell down

and one man caught it.

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