- Chell Navarro
Are you Sirius?

“the dog-star rages”
--Lord Byron
romantic vagabond
shows off his shine
a constant semi-
precious stone
white sapphire
what’s so special about Sirius?
part of a major constellation
but solitary
his position in the night sky
stands out
from the crowd of minor
stars always
keeping his options open
only the moon
herself can out shine
the dog-star
weird and difficult
in his glowing vagueness
posturing
for all to see but light
years away
from anyone’s orbit
daylight’s erasure
the sun
beats him down
moonlight out does
his bright spark with her soft glow
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