There’s a subtle yet important difference
between the fireworks and stars.
You wouldn’t quite be there to catch it
if you just looked from afar.
Both burn bright.
Both shine light.
Both bring wonder
And excite.
Yet the crucial missing factor
(that you may be trying to ignore)
is that stars come back tomorrow
when fireworks will be no more.
If you wish upon a firework
you may yet find your heart’s desire.
But when due time has run its course
it will be gone with its provider.
For there’s a subtle yet important difference
between the fireworks and stars.
Oh, you wouldn’t quite be there to catch it
if you just looked from afar.
Both burn bright.
One burns out.
Both bring wonder.
One brings doubt.
Though worry not the common blunder
of mistaking brilliance for permanence.
The simple fact it has expired
is not its meaning’s sole determinant.
Yet they won't broadcast their nature
for signs of light you should bring faith.
But when the burst is gone
you must move on
with elegance and grace.
There’s a subtle and important difference
between the fireworks and stars.
You simply must be there to catch it
even if you're left with scars.
Though you cannot know for sure
until you take that fearless dive
Make it certain lest you forget
it’s never too late to be alive.