Stars - Henry Jamison

I cry

I cry

On the red carpet

All the stars are lining up

In Trafalgar Square and their eyes are shining

In the flashbulbs' glare

And turning round, I see

A child actor looking at me

He’s ten or so in Versace

And his eyes aren’t blinking

I cry

I cry

I don’t know why

Love is all around me

In an open field

All the stars aligning in Little River

And her eyes are shining

You know a pelican when pressed

Will peck its own breast to feed its children, yes

Such a symbol of selflessness

I cry

I cry

Now I know why

Love is all around me

Oh the world

Is tiltin' on its axis

And we all are

Some kind — some kind of Atlas

I feel my shoulders

Tighten in space (and then and then)

Before a constellation oh

And then and then my phone is ringing (where were you?) and then

I’m picking up oh

And then and then and then

I’m crying out (and then and then)

What did you do today?

What did I do today?

oh (and then and then)

And then I’m lying down and then

(What happened?)

I’m crying out and oh and then

(And after that?)

I’m reading shining words

And then I’m illuminated (and then and then)

I’m illuminating and then

My heart is glowing (and then and then)

It’s thinking of a far-off place and then

It’s bringing it closer (and then and then)

And then all the stars align

Well it’s all shining back like a mirror

And all those mirrors seemed psychopathic

And how we look into them

Like some sort of narcissist

Without any sort of — reflection

We reflect without reflecting

We reflect — my heart is glowing

And it’s crying out to a far-off place

And then it’s bringing it closer

And then and then and then

All the stars align