One day you'll realise,
You're made of oceans and stardust
And you'll stop treating yourself with a harshness
Undeserving of the plainest of creatures.
Until then,
Hold on.
Because one star going out
In a sky of billions
Still leaves an all consuming hole in its wake.
Hold on,
For yourself
And for others,
When it's difficult to recognise why you shouldn't be punished.

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(2018)
This was inspired by the one scene in the movie "Before Sunrise" where this astrologer woman just goes off about how humans are made of stardust. It is also inspired by the song "One More Light" by Linkin Park, one of my favourite alt rock band of all times. Honestly 90% of my poems are just me talking myself out of situations and stuff. So, welcome to my ted talk.