A lit up sky 
The stars shine 
A bit too bright tonight 
A glittering mask 
To hide behind 
Their fatigue lies cloaked 
On the other side 
Here for the world to see
They shine endlessly 
Their brassy edges 
Invisible, unseen 
But on the other side 
Hiding in day-light
De-lighted 
They just seem
Like ancient divas
Bested by life 
But by habit and by pride 
Still cutting through
The famelessness 
The agonizing namelessness
Their jagged lightning 
Stumbling through the firmament 
Tearing at the vaulted heights
One more time 
One more time 
Just one more time 
To light up the sky.