Death of a Star
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Every day a star is born
And the next one dies
No surprise
Rolls of film tucked behind these eyes
Record the injustices, the shame, the sorrow
Waking up to find out your tomorrow
Was yesterday
There’s no time travelling to a better day
Your future died today
Let’s hold an open casket
So your dreams have time to float away
You no longer have a residence
But AIDS always has a place to stay
It wasn’t even your fault
You and he had the talk
He said he loved you
And you believed the verb
Instead of looking for proof in the form of another word
You were positive that he was negative
Now you’re both positive
But happiness is not an emotion you can relate to
Wondering which deity it is that you can pray to
Is it too late to save you?
Every day a star is born
And the next one dies
It’s hard to keep eyes on the prize
When the ground is your sky
But life is precious
Don't let your light dim before it has a chance to shine