sometimes during the day, i long for the stars

stars that used to burn bright and hot at night

stars that used to twinkle in the sky

stars that littered the black canvas in our galaxy

stars that formed shapes in the heavens

stars that have started vanishing in the light

stars that we can hardly see anymore

stars that we draw on paper and see in our dreams

stars that we long for

they are not the same as they used to be, our stars