False Polaris

I was the kid who chased the stars

Never looking down

I just ran

But no amount of breath was enough

I could never reach them

If anything, they just kept getting farther away

Nothing changed

I'm still that kid

Like the moon that was promised an eclipse

The sun's promising rays are warm

Yet the distant void gapping between, solemn

I'm still that kid

But without the vivid imagination

My eyes were my pen

The night sky, my paper

I'm still that kid

With different stars to chase

Different lights to blind me

Old promises haunt me

While new dreams trick me

I'm still that kid

Not knowing when to stop

Naive enough to still hope

Ignorant enough to follow

Nightmares disguised as dreams

I'm lost

And my stars don't point north

(Hi, I've always wanted to try poetry as a hobby but never got around to actually start. But I felt the need to write something tonight so here goes—I'm not a native english speaker so bare with me, I really tried my best here xD)

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