Like the Stars

Emalyn Sharp

I want to go out like the stars do

Each and every night

For though not always visible

One is conscious of their light  

I want to go out like the stars do

Lovely and beyond reach

While glamorous from a distance

You would burn if the distance you could breach

I want to go out like the stars do

Sparkling more than most could conceive

For though to many I am visible

So few yet believe  

I want to go out like the stars do

Glittering in mystery

Whether a shooting star or airplane

The answer is left in history  

I want to go out like the stars do

With wisdom beyond their years

As they watch the world with heavy eyes

Dripping out their tears  

I want to go out like the stars do

A map to light the way

To point the direction onward

When with words there is nothing to say  

I want to go out like the stars do

Shining bright for all to see

For while I may be beautiful

It is but Christ who lives in me    

I want to go out like the stars do

For even when my life is quelled

My radiant beams that pierce the night

Will still be long beheld  

I want to go out like the stars do

With a dramatic flare

For even when my light is gone

My debris will still be there