Growing

I have lived
many lives.
as a child,
I found myself
   dreaming
of the past
a past I
  didn't remember,
but was not
afraid of.

My dreams
carried me
across the universe
I learned the language
of the stars
they would sing me
  lullabies
as they shined
in my eyes.
I never grew tired.

But the universe
is vast
and endless.
even though the stars
never sleep
they do grow tired
  of singing.

I never liked
feeling lonely
I never liked
feeling alone.

I was always afraid
to wake up
to discover
my lives
had been nothing
  but a dream.

when the stars
    stopped singing
the moon
taught me
her melody.

I never grew afraid.

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