Title: Star Battle
Form: poem
Language: en
Canonical URL: https://pembaumoja.com/en/poems/star-battle

The stars
swirled
through the
decks

Two daughters of
Japan pitted
against two
sons of America

hurling shooting stars
into each other’s
smiles

over bouncing waves
and laughter

flurries dancing
in the morning light

Memories
burrowing
themselves
forever

into the heart’s
sacred haven.

Onlookers
fall victim too

Their frowns
die on the fields
of battle

Giving birth
to childhoods anew
