Paper stars

She wonders why,
She couldn't let go,
Of the fading paper stars,
Once striped,
In colours as bright as their days,
Why couldn't she toss them,
Uncaring,
To the cold winds,
That sigh above the stormy waves,
For that one last time,
She clutches them close,
A final kiss,
And off they go,
To a watery grave.

~Rei Shiori