Love Poem: I Am a Star
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Written by: Emily Young

I Am a Star

A very common question asked by people everywhere is 
What is love? 
I can't say that I'm qualified to answer such a complicated mess of words and feelings 
And yet still I wonder 
Is it my fault that he makes me feel like the luckiest girl in the world? 
Even beyond our pathetic little planet, more like the entire galaxy 
Where I sit amongst the stars 
And he tells me that I am a star 
That I shine as bright as all the millions and millions of stars combined 
That I am the light of his life 
Is it really my fault, that he reaches in and pulls me out of the depths of darkness? 
He then proceeds to jump with me into the deep blue 
Where we dance with the fishes 
Smiling for decades and laughing louder than a thousand drumbeats 
Enveloped only by water and peacefulness 
Is it my fault that when I talk to him, butterflies seem to flap frantically around my stomach 
And my cheeks redden with each passing second of being so much as near him 
I too ask myself, what is love? 
But how do I determine the difference 
Between real love 
And just a high school crush?