All Stars Fade

All Stars Fade

The train is leaving
and you're the last to get on.
A hollering and coaxing
they tried to pull you back.
Bright beacons in the sky
they welcomed you
to return before you'd gone.

Supernova explosive
you sat in your seat,
your luggage below you
and the vibration sway
rocking you
and the glass of water
you got free
from concession.

Ripple in glass
and across milky way
you glanced out the window
out of your sway
to trees changing leaves
and buildings shifting space.

Off the train in a hurry
and to home
new it is
like a star being born
and smile breaking free
off the train in a hurry
to home
new it will be.

And days have come and gone
and moons phases pass again
the the systems rearranging
and the suns of home
old home
are still in sight.

That sun
that old sun
that old star
on the track
you feel only goes one way
that sun
that star
that old star
it never fades
like the new ones can and do.

-Matthew Koutzun