INTERVIEW WITH THE CHRISTMAS STAR
Poetry by Niña Terol
Performed at the Romancing Venus Poetry Night,
When you shone your light
That night
A million moons ago
Did you know that
The Child
Was someday going to be
Taunted
Persecuted
But eventually become
King?
Did you cry when you saw
That your light
Illuminated
Even those whose hearts were dark?
Do you cry
When a child
Makes a wish
That you cannot grant?
Do you ever cry at all?
Do you ever wish
For something of your own?
What is it like
To be up there
Gazing at us
Down here
And hearing
Wishes
And prayers
And cries
But never really knowing
What it is
To live?
When you grant
A wish
For happiness
Or true love
Or peace
Do they ever stop
To thank you
And say how
Magnificent
Your light is?
Do they ever stop
To think
How you must feel
Standing alone
In the dark—
The nearest star
Light years away—
And dying just a little bit
Inside
So we could catch
A glimpse
Of your eternal smile?
Do you twinkle
When no one’s watching?
What has it cost you
To be where you are now?
Are you really happy?
When I look up
At the Heavens
And see you
Do you see me, too?
And when I wish
For nothing more
Than world peace
Do you smile at yourself
And say, “This girl is
A fool!”
Or are you relieved
That you got a wish
That is not yours to grant?
When you see me
Looking up at you
What do you really want
To say?
How much would you really
Give
To turn your light off for
Just a moment
And crash down on Earth
So that you’d finally know
How much it hurts
How much it costs
To be down here
When you see everyone
On Earth
Do you secretly say
A prayer of thanks
That the Heavens decided
To spare you
The agony of life
At the risk
Of never experiencing
Love?
Have you ever been in love?
If so
How much of yourself—
How many impossible wishes
Would you grant
To be alive
And in someone’s arms
Again?
How much would you really give?
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