Every Planet Orbits Its Star

Each planet must orbit its star

So it is no surprise that still

I keep running circles around you

Who would I be to violate 

The universal rules

A child of wander I once was

Stars in the eyes instead of irises

But then I saw your face

One shining so brightly it’s blinding

It left Sirius in hiding 

You wanted to watch the stars with me

And I forgot about the beauty of the night sky 

When the brightest star stood in front of me

And yet so far above 

I reach for your face as I used to reach for the stars

But it seems further than the distant sky

Gravity applies to my attraction

It pulls me closer even if I resist

But I’m unsure if the same laws 

Apply to your fraction

Pull in and push away pull in once again

Aligns more with your rules of reaction

Who would have thought?

A star defying its own charter

But one is always the star 

The centre of the galaxy

Dictating the order of the world

The other its follower

Tracing every movement 

With adoring devotion

But as it stands in a curious case 

Not every star must have its planets

Some remain alone

With planets whisked away from the system

Wandering through the intergalactic realms

Lost and lonely in the whole wide space

Am I the deserted star?

Whose only fate is to burn alone

And explode at last

Or the forsaken planet?

Destined to roam for eternity

Its freedom tasting of iron claws

But before I find out I must spin

In order for the space to stand still 

Unheard of me to let disarray win

To leave my star with a shine so thin

To commit the cosmic sin