memories float like stars on the water
glittering on the undulating surface
until they are lost among millions
vanishing into the sky

if i look up, love, i can see
a vast astral sea floating above
and i may fill my stale, starry eyes
with that pale light

and then maybe it’ll feel like
you’re still here

maybe it’ll feel like
you’re still here.

– Alice Gamboa, 2024

Starry Eyes was written in the fall of 2024 for Chromic Duo.