Stars




I was never one, who would write a poem,
Or a story or a prose or a vignette or a post,
For each one strips the naked soul,
And people cheer and amaze at the fake gold.

Stars…,
How they all want to be,
Wishing for a promising life on TV,
But never do they know the misery,
Of having a name that you do not own,
But becomes an object everybody wants to own,

A man, a kid, a girl, a lady, - they all, yes they all.

Dinah Washington couldn’t tell it any better,
Marilyn was trapped in all its glitter,
Lennon was betrayed of the very Peace he portrayed,
And Michael; Michael was haunted by the very same Love he loved.

You will run so fast, thinking the nights were days,
Making friends along the way,
Only to realize,
That you will be the only one to end the play.
And all is left,
Is your yesterday, haunting your every day.

So listen to this when I say this,
That you can run-
Anywhere you want-
From China to America,
From Asia to Europe,
Wherever you can elope,
To the Alps and below,
Searching for what you are looking for,
As for me I stopped in Kuala Lumpur,
Because if Happiness is what you seek,
Then it is Him that you must seek,
Because no other melodies can do,
Soothing the Hearts how His Words will glue,
From Him all the way to you.


- City of Marl, Summer of 2013.