Your star <br />earrings <br /> <br />leave tiny star <br />like scars <br /> <br />that I like <br />to kiss <br /> <br />when you undress <br />your ears <br /> <br />& put your earrings <br />to bed in a musical <br /> <br />jewelry box <br /> <br />with a dancing <br />ballerina on top <br /> <br />your star earrings <br />glitter with sleep <br /> <br />when the box closes <br />& the ballerina comes <br /> <br />to a perfect <br />stand still <br /> <br />(balanced on one <br />leg) <br /> <br />stop <br /> <br />your star earrings <br />dream of your ears <br /> <br />and of wearing your life <br /> <br />I love <br />your tiny <br />star-like scars <br /> <br />so much <br />I could cry <br /> <br />when I kiss them <br />with eyes closed <br /> <br />still seeing them <br /> <br />I & your earrings <br />both <br /> <br />dreaming...dreaming.<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/kissing-the-naked-stars/
