I FELT WHAT SHE SAID IN THE DARK

The stars, they look so far away
From where I stand on earth
I saw one tumble from the sky
When I was a little girl

When I saw it happen
I told no other soul
I walked down through the foggy woods
To look for where it fell

I found it in a clearing
Where the earth had been disturbed
The forest was so quiet
Not a cricket, a frog, or a bird

It shined so dimly as it lay on the earth
But the forest was bathed in its light
I was frozen in a moment, so holy
Crossing paths with a thing, so divine

Not a word was spoken between us
But I felt what she said in the dark
I asked if she had been defeated
From such a great height, she did fall

She said that all souls descending to earth
Have no memory after the fall
One lonely night, we give up our wings
And fall to the earth like a star

The fog sunk and rolled down the valley
Birdsong blew in on the wind
The stars disappeared in the morning light
As if gravity was thinning

To the star, I could not offer my pity
For only she knows why she came
To keep light alive in the darkness
To stand on the earth and be brave

On late August nights, I go to the place
Where I watched the star fall from the sky
By now, she has become someone
But she can't remember why

I wish for her peace on her journey
When she's lost and forgets where she's from
When the fog sinks and rolls down the valley
May some memory of this night return

Sometimes I go to the clearing
When the foggy night blocks out the stars
Not a word was spoken between us
But I felt what she said in the dark.