a dream is a wish

Stars twinkle and wink,
far ahead and above in the black.
He looks up, thinking back to a time
when someone's eyes beat the stars,
and the life he saw there was brighter,
and he wished he knew how it was so.

A voice fills his ears and he turns.
There she is, the life still in her eyes,
shimmering as she smiles, running to him.
A quick hug, his surprised face, and she laughs.
"It's been years," she says with a gentle smile.
He nods, and a smile brushes his lips as he watches her.

Her, looking at him with a teasing smile, bright eyes.
Why didn't he ever see? Couldn't ever see?
Her smile, so bright and true.
Her laughter, with all its changing tones.
Her eyes, mysterious black and brown and sweet.
Her, her self, who she is in this world.

His thoughts are broken at her touch
as her fingers slid off his shoulder, a final farewell.
She waves as she runs to catch up,
wrapping her arm around the other young man again.
Eyes closed, mouth smiling and laughing,
and he watches them walk away,
vanishing into the night again like so many others.

Stars twinkle and wink,
far ahead and above in the black.
He looks up, thinking back to a time
when someone's eyes beat the stars,
and the life he saw there was brighter,
and he hated how he knew how it was so.