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She was a star

Intelligent, pretty, and kind

She shone, twinkled, and danced

Among all of her friends and family

They loved and admired her

She knew she was a star

And basked in all the attention

/

He was the moon

Distant, ever-changing, and beautiful

Though he was always surrounded

By smaller pinpoints of light

He never gave them the attention they craved

He wasn't sure why he was the moon

But he accepted it

/

He was the sun

Happy, bold, and bright

He was alone, though not by choice

And always longed for the company of others

Through it all, though, he kept smiling

He didn't know that he was the sun



But he was bright and warm all the same

/

The sun, the moon, and the star met

The star, pitying the sun's loneliness,

Gave him small gestures of kindness

She did not yet see him

As the sun

And the sun, dazzled by the star

Gladly took the comfort she offered

And secretly harbored affection

For her

Their relationship

Was similar to friendship

But not quite

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The moon was aloof and silent

And the star was awed

By his beauty

She fawned over him,

Declaring her love

She much preferred his company

To that of the sun's

The moon ignored her

But she was not deterred

And loved him all the more



For his cool indifference

/

The sun and moon clashed

They were opposites

The moon thought the sun too bright

The sun thought the moon too pale

And the two began a fierce rivalry

Always trying to outdo the other

The star's affection

Remained unchanged

She still adored the moon

And tolerated the sun

/

But as time passed,

The rivalry between sun and moon

Evolved slowly

The moon found that

He liked the sun and his radiance

Despite all the bickering

He rather enjoyed the sun's company

And perhaps the sun wasn't too bright

After all

/

The sun was mystified



By the moon's constantly shifting faces

He resolved to get past those masks

To reveal the moon's inner self

And the sun felt that

When he was with the moon

He was not so alone

After all

/

The star realized something

She was being left behind

As the moon and the sun

Continued to grow

Being as smart as she was,

She realized that

Though they fought and hurt each other

They were two halves of a whole

So she backed away from the moon

Regarded the sun with more respect

And found another star

They danced side by side

She glowed proudly

And they were happy

/

The sun saw the star and her companion

But strangely, was not saddened



He looked at the moon

And saw that

He hadn't needed

The star's pity for a long time

He was happy for her

And hoped that their friendship could continue

/

The moon saw the star

Retreat from her childish notions

And was glad

He finally looked at her

And extended his friendship

/

The moon regarded the sun

And acknowledged that

Sunlight was an essential part

Of the moon's being

So he took a deep breath

And knocked down all his walls

/

The sun was surprised

Underneath that cold exterior

Was a gentle love

Or maybe the sun wasn't so surprised

Because he found himself



Responding in kind

/

The star and her kind

Winked contentedly in the night sky

And the moon watched over them fondly

The moon could always feel the sun's warmth

And, as a result, was less cold, less apathetic

The sun knew that

He always had the moon's love

And was genuinely happy

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So the sun, moon, and stars

Revolved around each other

And found their true place