Shooting star

Shine bright like a diamond,
blaze like a shooting star –
brilliance in the darkness,
fire in the cold.

Yes I would rather
burn up in a burst of light,
than smoulder and be forgotten
like dying embers –
fading into the dark,
stoked only when needed.

Burn bright through the night;
ignite the flames of passion,
the light of brilliance.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
but let me burn as the shooting star –
gone in that blazing light.

Remember me as the shooting star
once upon a time in your life.