Monologue Upon a Star

Inspired by a conversation I've had about a previous poem. Started off as a revision of that poem but grew into its own work.

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I'd take a crack at the sun's 
starry flared flame shell and win.
Welcome the yolk with open arms 
of bottomless understanding and open
heart that'll be a window to my soul 
with shattered glass at the window sill. 
Whisper and coo that the peace that ruled 
inside of the former shell shall continue to be, 
until…