It’s getting old

Star!? Star!?
Can you hear me??
You’re so distant lately.
These old city cataracts don’t see you too often.
Do you still see me?

When I was a boy,
The light through her kitchen drapes
Enlightened the back porch so gently
so softly, like a breath of air
On a summer night at Grandma’s house.

Image ctedit: Texas Medical Center. Seen here from left to right: Baylor Clinic, St. Luke’s Hospital, and Texas Children’s Hospital (2009), Zereshk.