There once was a boy who lived in the stars and a boy that lived in his dreams
The boy who lived in the stars had light blond hair and eyes that were as blue as the sky
The boy who lived in the stars was captivated by the boy who lived in his dreams
The boy who lived in his dreams had eyes were of molten gold and hair that glowed as if it was the sun brightening his world
How he wished he could just reach his hand down and hold that fascinating boy in his arms
But he could not, so he wrapped himself in the stars once more and waited for that boy that lived in his dreams to join him in the sky
The boy who lived in his dreams looked up,
He too
Was captivated by that strange boy, that lived in the stars
He watched him by the moon as he lay on the roof at night
He never let that boy out of his mind, nor his sight
They always walked side by side, but separated by a cruel reality
The boy who lived in his dreams was lost and the boy who lived in the stars was dying
The dreamer found his star by the look of his silhouette
It was that of his younger brother, about a year ago lost
He ran forward in a limp-like sprint crying his brother's name with a grin so joyful
But when the boy who was in the stars turned
The dreamer came to a halt, bowed his head down, and his once joyful smile turned into that of a devastated grimace
The boy with the blue eyes was not his brother, he was just like everyone else in this nightmarish dream of his: A copy of those he was close to in his reality
All was not lost for the boy who lived in the stars and the boy who lived in his dreams
They became roommates and very good friends who worked hard to touch the farthest planets
However, in time the boy who lived in his dreams was concerned for the boy in the stars
He was always sick, coughing while working on the rockets, coughing before bed, and coughing during errands
A few months past,
And the boy who lived in his dreams was not lost anymore
He was reunited with his younger brother
And awoke from his dream
Only slightly in time to dream once more
To find that the blue-eyed boy who lived in the stars was gone
The doppelganger of the boy who lived in the stars watched his brother silently
As he gathered lilies to take to the cemetery
Where the boy who lived in the stars eternally slept
He knew that his brother would never wake from his dreams
He took it upon himself to take the star-boy's place and watch the dreamer for him
The boy who lived in his dreams wept for his fallen friend alone
And he would wait for that time,
When he too, will stop dreaming, and join the boy in the stars