starchaser
" Jun, let's go ride together
on a shooting star
across the milky way
to galaxies near and far
i'll lasso in a comet
that is big enough for two
make for it a saddle
and strap it on with glue
we'll christian it 'starchaser'...
our very own comet to command
just tell it where to go
and tell it where to land. "
" sure, let's go...
that's something i should do
i even had a dream
that suggested i do it too
i dreamt of a maze
of running on rough ground
someone was calling out my name
as i frantically pursued the sound
but i realized as i ran
that the maze was in fact a room
it had 4 walls and no windows
and i was trapped inside this gloom
that was when i awoke
and found myself in tears
it was my own subconscious
speaking of its fears
loneliness, i believe
was what my heart was aching to convey
that i'm missing my other half
was what it was trying to say
analogous to my name
where it's missing a trailing E
i am now just wondering...
where my vowel can be? "
" i'll help you in your quest
to find your other half...
plot out all the places
we'll visit on a graph
starchaser! to the moon!
is all we'd have to say...
hold on... buckle up...
and we'll be on our way. "
" the moon is grey and desolate...
that's not where i want to be
let's go somewhere else
to look for my elusive E
how about that star?
the one with the surrounding rings
i like how it sparkles
and the promise that it brings
...but what if when we get there
the shine is not as bright
as the beautiful reflection
back here on this night? "
" then we'll slow down our comet
and get there in less haste...
enjoy the cosmic journey
and let it go not to waste. "
it was then that i noticed
a sudden change in your expression...
like you finally realized something
that lifted your depression
you looked me in the eye...
looking as lovely as can be
and said in the sweetest voice...
" silly me, i've already found my E. "
chi-an
the Rambling Corner