The Stars Are Lighting Up For You Poem by Amber Millar

The stars are lighting up for you,
But you don't even care,
I'm singing all my songs for you,
But you're hardly even there,

My life is full of sleepless nights,
Haunted by that could-have-been,
I stare up at the ceiling,
And feel your touch against my skin,

I remember every single kiss,
And every single word,
Those kisses seem so bitter now,
And those promises seem absurd,

Your lies taste sour on my tongue,
But I swallowed them all the same,
All I wanted was to believe,
That it wasn't just a game,

I'd shout it from the rooftops,
I'd make sure everyone knew,
I'd write 'I love you' in the clouds,
If you only loved me too,

I realise now that it's all a joke,
I got caught up way too fast,
The best times I can remember,
I should have known it wouldn't last,

I'm lighting up those stars for you,
But you don't even care,
I'm screaming all my songs for you,
And you're not even there...

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