Falling Star Poem by RIC BASTASA

he was the fallen
star

he fell straight
smoothly to the deepest
part of the
Indian Ocean

he used to be Orion
brightest in the sky when every meteor
races towards the edge of space and die

now that he is buried underneath
no one looks for him
or at least to know whether he can be
saved from oblivion

they all think they have to move on with their lives
and find another Orion again
as they keep on looking every night

they have forgotten him finally
not even remembered as a memory

meanwhile in Atlantis
he becomes the most precious guest
without his glitter
he is still cool