"Life of a Star" Inspired by Space Explorers:

Life of a Star

Admired from afar

for mystery and awe

individually

and as a group.

Named again and again

sometimes in relation

to other stars

that seem nearby,

sometimes in relation

to someone

that claims ownership.

But no one

can own a star’s light.

A star is its own

in bright life

and in explosive end.

Any declaration

of knowing a star,

any assertion

of control on a star

is false.

A star is its own

and only its own.