My Place Among The Stars (by James Leland Ludeau III from Lafayette,LA)

i am made of earth

i am covered with stars

scars

scarred

my history is etched onto my flesh with ink

pay attention

there is a flow to it all

not having the love of a father

created an insatiable need in me to be noticed

so i shone

brightly

darkly

in equal proportions

i walked a wounded path

healed myself

when i close my eyes i no longer feel that void

i feel faith

faith in myself

faith in the process

so every once in a while i dig my fingers into the earth 

to feel grounded

and when i feel that i need more light in my life

i have more stars drawn on my flesh

i run with the stars

look up in the night sky

and i know i belong to it

i belong to the earth

i will earn my place among the stars