by NeonSubtlety
Bit sci fi for my tastes but this is personal opinion. Ditch the two ands in that poem and it's be stronger for it.
we're too often star-struck for our own good. released, we are then left feeling as useless as a compass, spinning idly, bereft of direction...
i did prefer your other, but that's not to lessen the impact of this... for me, this is a 4. i wonder if it's not that phrase 'swollen eyesacks' that puts me off ever so slightly. a personal thing, and i apologise for bringing that prejudice to your poem :)