StarFire

 the stars hold

as much promise

as much victory

as the flames i've lit below them

that is to say

nil

the stars beckon

just like the flames

i've lit below them

all consuming

the stars hold

no hope for me

just as the flames

i've lit below them.

How can one watch flame

when stars shine so brightly

with heavenly divinity

and knowing

all of you have ever wanted,

loved

and lost

have come from those very arbiters 

of order and direction

of fortune.