Stargazer’s Death

He had to die they say
Stars were closer to him
Even than people themselves

The ants ate him they say
He thought stars give birth to ants
And ants to stars
So he filled his house with ants

His flirts in heaven
Cost him his head they say
And that ridiculous rumor about a dagger
With human fingerprints

They say he found himself
Literally out of this world
And went to find a sunflower
Where every heart’s every star’s road meet

He just had to die they say.