The Star You Left Behind

Now you are more free

Than you really want to be.

No one holds you in place,

& you're drifting off in space.

& the stars are all you see-

Far away as they can be.

& the star you left behind

Gets dimmer all the time.

& the problems that you made

Eventually will fade.

& the work that you have done

Seems better when you're gone.

Far away from everything,

Far away from everywhere;

No one hears you sing,

No one knows you care.