Upon the occasion of the zodiac shifting

Because tonight is like every other night,
I will remember these stars.

each one
each solitary unit that burns longer
than I shall ever hope to live
I will remember looking at the twinkling
(of what is really the past)
that shines in my eyes,
forgetting Orion's belt, the Dipper's handle,
forgetting Aquarius
and the shooters that fall in magnificence.

No,
I will only remember these faithful ones
these dazzling ordinaries
un-shifting guides
that decorate my darkness

Because tonight is like any other night
when the hand of the designer
gathers them in her fist
and hurls them in might, those sentinels,
and scatters them,
leaving the warrior swordless,
the ladle melted,
I will remember these stars.

-J