Bright Star

Life And Love, Poems, Reflections 1 Minute


A young friend is facing life choices and quite disheartened that the world she has trusted for two decades is not what it looks like. I think she is on the threshold of some existential transformation. I just want to encourage her with a little practice poem I wrote.

You are a bright star,
shining your own path of existence.
Life’s first and second pain will pass
like tiny raindrops upon the stream
of your ever expanding experience.

You are a splendor in the dark sky,
feeling dizzy and lonely
because of your brightness.
The world is too dim too cunning for you.

You are sane and wise and strong.
What you feel is true and real,
what you doubt deserves your doubts.
What seems inevitable or even natural
is just a clever disguise after
thousands of years of evolving delusion.

Your father’s eager hope,
your mother’s quiet wish,
your friend’s glib conformity,
your lover’s limitation,
your boss’ insecurity,
They are victims of this masquerade,
this intoxication in the party of desolation.

You endure each; you feel for all;
but you don’t have to be the victim too.
You shine your own path,
live your own existence,
dream of your own happiness,
fight your own beautiful war
for yourself.

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19 thoughts on “Bright Star”

  1. Moved by this beacon-like poem! It’s a powerful reminder for anyone struggling with doubts to see the root cause and trust in their own path. I’m sure your support means the world to your friend amidst her life’s complexities. Thank you for sharing such inspiring words 🙂

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    1. Haha, thank you for the comment. I just hope to encourage my friend since she is under so much pressure and stress. A lot of times our family an relatives don’t understand us. I guess genetic relation doesn’t really improve understanding.

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      1. Those crossroads moments are difficult, I’ve felt that way a few years ago. But at the same time, I think these are the defining moments in our life and necessary for growth. It’s up to her to decide what the next step/steps are but it’s lovely that she has a supportive friend like you by her side.

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        1. So true. When I was young, I had a difficult time too battling social pressure and felt I was so wrong and so inadequate. No matter how hard I tried to be invisible, I still ended up being visible for criticism, especially by my narcissistic relatives. LOL. Yes, thank you for the praise and I think I want to encourage (or salvage) everybody who goes through the same thing.

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        2. So relatable. I always tried to be invisible in a corner too but the narcissists always find you. Especially my narcissist aunt who has raised narcissistic children.

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        3. Oh, So true. Narcissists are everywhere. I have an aunt like that too. She is very loud and extremely shallow. She is as narcissistic as my mother, but in a different style.

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        5. My aunt bullied me. She was a typical narcissist. She changed names several times, following the trend of the politics or whatever. She was so vain and so shallow. Once she came to visit us, with a colleague on tow, since they were on business trip, passing our town. Her colleague was embarrassed by her completely irrational words of grandeur or judgement.

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    1. Thank you for thinking of me. I am writing a post about my six-months absence. LOL. I felt that I had plateaued and I wrote the same thing with the same style over and over. I didn’t see any improvement in myself. The gradual progress (a myth really) I believed in didn’t pan out. However, not posting only push me to something else to vent… So I am thinking I’d better come back …

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