We Are All Stars

Of the union of fiery atoms they are born,

In icy nebulous clouds of gases and dust,

From that collapse, beauty does form,

As the hot clumps into brilliance burst.

Their sight is magnetic, a beguiling allure,

Faint yet serving as a faithful compass;

Taking courage, we too learn to endure,

Oh, the magical tales they encompass.

I stare at the the night sky, a space so vast,

Flooded with tiny lights that shine but are distant;

They could be eternal, forever seem to last,

We mere guests, how briefly we are existent.

Yet, with the carbon and nitrogen in the DNA of ours,

Maybe we too are stardust, maybe we are all stars.