Holding onto a Star

Remember

When you were younger,

And everything was new,

So you felt more.

And everyone was simple,

So you smiled more.

And things seemed big and bright,

So you cried more.

And you didn't know much,

So you laughed more.

To be more.

Remember

When you're now,

And things are too slow,

So the world seems too fast.

And air loses its taste,

So you forget to breathe.

And the night gets darker faster.

So you shiver together to be safe.

And the stars fade from memory,

So you make new ones.

To be alive.

Remember

When you're older,

And you could see your truths exist,

So you made them beautiful.

And you looked up to yourself,

So you grew taller to see eye to eye.

And you walked alone,

So you stood your ground stronger.

And the stars fell down,

So you held onto them all.

To be one.

Remember

You.

And you were brave,

So you could run.

And you were smart,

So you could rest.

And you were strong,

So you could cry.

And you were home,

So you could hope.

To be you.