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Beyond the Stars
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BEYOND THE STARS
i.m. Larry Norman

A celebration. Projected memories
and the sound of a scratched record,
the descent of the first man, Adam,
as song echoes against the casket.
Find the fragile path into the future
and wait for me beyond the stars.

Today I wrote nothing. There will be
no more words flying between us,
nothing developed as a metaphor.
Death is as easy as lying, as rumour
spread against you, around you,
stories you pretended not to hear.

At the limit of translation, you
reinvented the wheel. Practice
can be observed, evaluated;
what you did cannot. Take
that fragile path into eternity
and wait beyond the stars.

Today I wrote something. This
is not an obituary or a memorial,
nothing here feels deliberate
or right. In another future,
where you are fit and well,
we see you in a new light

and understand loves defiance.


      © Rupert M Loydell


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