The Astronaut's Lament
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the astronauts lament I miss the stars
lighting my skies in fairy dust glow like strings
of diamond ice I miss the stars
countrified me now in high-rise paradise
a light on ev'ry street corner and I still don't
feel safe at night time it was different
once my feet hung high in the sky
tiptoed on twinkling exultant
blackness my mind soaring in the magical null
booted feet and helmeted head
just a thin line between me and the infinite
but now I am old and the stars are
further than they ever were twinkling tinsel
lights this city pretty but not as beautiful as what
I once saw from the bubble in space oh I miss the stars
