love is a dying star

this is what i know

that for love to die

it takes millions

and millions

of years

or it never happens

at all

it came to me that night

we went for ice cream in the snow

and we saw a shooting star

right then i said to myself

that star is dying

but you were one step ahead of me

you were already holding that star in your hand

you were putting that star in your pocket

saving it for an end

we both know will never come

and i know you still have that star there

you pin it to the inside

of every day you wear

i know it will stay with you

for millions

and millions

of years

and that is as close to an ending

as this love can fathom

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