“But he goes all quiet. His ghost eyes roll / up in his head, white-on-white-on-white, / and he runs his shaking hands over his scars, / looks up like he’s going to wish on a / star.”
Quote by Holly Walrath
Work
The 2017 Rhysling Anthology: The best science fiction, fantasy & horror poetry of 2016 selected by the Science Fiction Poetry Association
Browse quotes and source details for this work. more
Author
You May Also Like
Source: The Collected Poems
“But to me, they were beautiful, like their own constellation.”
Source: Love Letters to the Dead
“Oh, aye. I'm the devil all right. And last night, you were begging to step into the fire.”
Source: My False Heart
“Some thoughts hand up like stars, they just keep the skies awake.”
Source: Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
Source: The Universe at Heartbeat
Source: The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond
“If you had stars inside your brain cells, you'd probably understand what I am talking about.”
Source: The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway