Starlit Scars

[written_leaves]

They may turn their eyes upon you,
And blaze down upon your
Unprotected
heart.

I don't quite know how to describe what this means - the emotive image was an overlap between Sam's star he sought in the skies of Mordor, and the aversion such purity of light that came to Smeagol over the years, along with the pure starlight of the phial that shone to protect them from darkness. Weave it together and starlight both purifies and wounds:

Starlit Scars

Be careful, when you go out,
Into the night.
Take great care...

The stars;

They may turn their eyes upon you,
And blaze down upon your
Unprotected
heart.

Close your eyes, hide them.
Their beauty, it cuts like a knife;
I should know.

A clarity, a bright piercing of the soul;
You will not soon forget.
You will never truly heal.

Do not deal lightly with the stars,
Dear one.
I know.
I bear bright scars;
I will never be free of their light.
Turn your eyes back to the safe places,
The places under the earth.
Hide your heart and your treasure deep.
Do not let your eyes be filled with
Starlight.

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