My Life For The Stars

I used to love the night
Where the stars are shinning so bright.
Countless stars filtered the vast skies
Which seems like thousands of fireflies.

I often sat next to my window
With the stars that gives out a soft glow.
I smiled a smile that is so cheeky
As they smiled back to me.

By daytime I couldn't wait for the night to come
To talk to the stars and have some fun.
They twinkled with delight
When I told them many insights.

They are like diamonds upon the dark veil
With so many tales they have yet to tell.
But now what happened to them, I wondered
As my body gave a violent shuddered.

They no longer shone as bright as they used too
The inky sky is now dark like a black lagoon.
Not a hint of spark
In the sky that is so dark.

The lights that used to show me my way
Has left me astray.
Where are they?
I pondered on that question every night and day.

Thick black smoke has covered the stars
Which came from factories to small things like cigars.
I wish to see the stars
Which once was ours.

They are the diamonds in everyone's heart
And a marvelous piece of art.
Though they are many miles apart
But they are still there doing their part.

Often I wish on my birthday
Before I grow old and fray,
To see the stars that are beautiful and gay
Even from a small walkway.

But my wish was in vain
As the smoke thickens everyday.
My heart was in pain
As day by day I grow gray.

Will I be able to once again see the stars
That is further than mars?
Am I able to gaze upon them;
Those beautiful gems.

My lifespan is shortening
And I fear it's coming to an ending.
Yet the sky is still so polluted
With thick smokes it has been coated.

My eyesight has begun to fail
And the stars have became a mere folktale.
My breathing became uneven
As my body is beginning to weaken.

On the night I was preparing to die,
My grandchildren called up to me:
"Grandma, grandma, look at the sky!"
They said in glee.

I strained to open both my eyes
To look upon the polluted skies.
What I saw made me gasped out loud
And both my grandchildren gave out a gleeful shout.

"A diamond in the sky!"
Tears trickled down my right useful eye.
It was a star
That was so far.

It shone with all it's might
As though with the smoke, it's willing fight.
More and more stars began to appear
As fast as they disappear.

They twinkled with laughter
When they saw my shocked face.
And I started to feel calmer
For soon I'll be in their embrace.

My children and grandchildren were able to see the stars
That was once ours.
My wish has finally came true
From the polluted air, the stars breakthrough.

I died underneath the inky black sky
But I did not cry.
I did not feel despair
For it has come true, my prayer.

With the stars I am now
Shining as bright as I'm allowed.
Stars will no longer be mere folktales
But guardians that are guiding the sailors that sails.