I Wish

There were moments when I

Had wished upon a star

And that wish came true for me

But once when I

Had wished upon a star

The star flew down to me

It was then that I

Had wished away my wish

And sat by the lonesome star

The star was lonely

And the star was sad

For its home was round and vast

And when the star would cry

And a cloud passed by

I would wipe its tears away

And then time passed

Like each moment was the last

And we were lovers star cross't

But the night grew wary

It was time for day

And the sky began to sway

First a blue then a grey

Then orange o'er the bay

That licked the shadows away

The star was caught

At the birth of day

It panicked and grew distraught

I stopped to think

And said with a wink

'Everyday is swallowed by night'

The star kissed my cheek

With an ice blue streak

And threw itself to the dark

It was home it was safe

But lonely as a waif

It twinkled without a spark

Soon it was night

But the sky had changed

The ink-blots faced the wrong way

I was home, I was lost

Under an ocean of light

I was a castaway

There was a time when I

Had wished upon a star

And the star came down to me

That the wrong I wrought

I may one day right

I now wish upon the night

I wish I may

I wish I might

Get my wish tonight