Stars That Shine: A Poetic Home in the Darkness

Originally published in 2022. Republished in 2025. Original reader comments have been preserved and may refer to an earlier version of this piece.

Stars That shine is a prayer written in the form of a poem as the protagonist cries out to the night sky for relief from the emptiness she has to endure.

Stars That Shine

Stars that shine high in the sky 
hear my prayer and grant my wish tonight 
I have struggled to find the words to express how your beauty cast shadows in my sight 
wondering on a path that leads nowhere right,
sacrificing my joy and passion to see the warm glow of your shine, 
hindering my light, my happiness, and my peace

Stars that shine with a heavenly light 
I fall apart in the presence of your grace 
as I hold my head up 
dancing in the shadows of my dreams, 
hoping this path leads me to where I want to be 

Stars that shine celestially 
enlighten my soul, my heart, and my thoughts 
I'm struggling to stay afloat 
as the waves of the sea try to swallow me whole
finding it hard to see the shore 
no lifeguard in sight 
is all hope lost? 

Stars that radiate in the night sky 
please grant my wish tonight 
I wish to have peace in my heart 
a love in my walk
words that soothe instead of hurt 
I want to be the girl who dreams upon a star 
who finds joy in the little things
I want my arms to be a home to myself 
and not a stranger smothering me whole 

Stars that shine in the vast darkness overhead 
scatter dust on this path, illuminated by a faint light
be a beacon as I sail through this storm of life 
cradle my soul in your arms 
and guide me to the place called “home”
-Primrose Morrison

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Primrose.

Last Updated on 10/12/2026 by Primrose