Stars

Stars

"I wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms" (Simply Red)

I dreamt and dreamt of falling from the stars straight into your arms.
It was the only thing I wanted. I begged and begged for you to let me.
At first you said no. You said it wasn't a good idea. Then you realised
that there would be no peace until you agreed.

So I went out and bought a rocket, cost a fortune. We spent three
evenings planning, stellar charts, trajectories, a globe. You got
excited as well, it was so romantic making my dream come true.

We set the date for Tuesday. I could think of nothing else all day. My
boss kept saying "What's up with you today?" but I didn't tell him. It
was our private secret.

Evening came. We went over the plans. I set off in my rocket. I landed
on the star that we'd chosen and named "Simply Red" in honour of our
favourite group. It was beautiful up there, all the stars twinkled and
now I knew just what they were.

I found the spot that we'd chosen. I put my arms up like I was going to
dive and off I jumped.

It was a long time till I could see you below me but eventually there
you were. At first you were just a little dot but then I could see the
colour of your dress and the colour of your eyes. You've never looked
so beautiful. You stretched your arms out wide to catch me. My dream
come true.

And now you're lying there. In hospital. The doctor says we were lucky
that you've only broken both arms and fractured your hip. He said that
I could have killed you!