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 </div><p></p>I tried counting the stars, several nights I stayed up<br>
One, two, three, four<br>
I lost count, didn’t know which I had counted or not<br>
May be they disappear, may be they split, may be they run<br>
Its as futile as having fire flies light a cord
<p>But there are countable stars;</p>
<p>Like the one strapped on the green bottle Papa returns home with, in a stagger<br>
He repeatedly sips from it and belches a stench of the lager brand – star<br>
Like the star he promises Mama shortly before he slaps her<br>
Her vision goes black-out like a night without a star</p>
<p>There was a star on the black uniform of Mama’s brother<br>
His men whisked Papa away in police van, they didn’t wear any star<br>
I bet Papa saw many stars in their hands<br>
Still Papa didn’t learn to tame his assaulting hands</p>
<p>Like the star that led the wise men to baby Jesus<br>
Our Sunday school mistress illustrated it with an open scissors<br>
She is the woman that stole Mama’s star<br>
She snatched it from the hollow of Papa’s heart</p>
<p>There are countable stars in Mama’s eyes<br>
Tiny sparkles on the tears that wets her eyes<br>
There was a star that moon-less night Mama escaped with us<br>
Through-out the sky it was the only source<br>
It led us out of Papa’s wrath</p>
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