between a rock and a star

i'm walking through streets
that were graced by your laughter,
and turning pages of a book
that you have read first.
i have to choose
between the darkness and the night,
knowing only one is your friend.
i fight for your attention,
but cannot bear the heat of it,
like the firefly
that deems the journey towards the light,
sad and glorious, righteous and deserving.

when everyone hails their king,
their god, and father,
the ruler of the universe,
fire at your fingertips, angry eyes,
murderous lips, shoulders like the mountains
that have welcomed countless lovers,
i shall wait.
when everyone looks to you
for love,
i shall wait.

for i know
the sun never shines for the stars,
i know that dragons are loyal to none,
and the best of poems has no poet.

for i know
the most wanted man in the universe
sees no difference
between those who love,
and those who want to
but know not how.