At My Starry Point
by Alexandria Hernandez
University of the Incarnate Word
Alexandria is a junior studying English with a minor in Creative Writing. She hopes to one day write for a video game developing company.
If I could save her,
I’d give her another chance
and tell her that the stars are her friends
and that she’d never be alone again.
After so long, star shards danced on her chest
at her wits’ end with the supernova in her body
she finally let her eye catch
the shooting stars
and she could see
the Milky Way as it swirled
through the porcelain-framed view.
Feelings eclipsed through
She couldn’t help but make
one last shriek into the void
until oxygen ran short
and all she ever wanted
was to matter.
