I'm here... (Slam Poem)

Once I asked my mom what the stars were
She told me that they were the forgotten
Heroes, sent to protect me
Heroes, there with me in my time of need
Later I learned that they were just balls of light
Still I held onto my Heroes, My stars
Each night I would look out into the night and
Stare at them, glittering so far away
And when my earth will shatter, they will
Be there as I fly upward, out of reach
Of everyone breaking me, in my world
My stars, My heroes will Always be there
Then one night, one tragic night they weren't
I was alone in the darkness, no stars, no comfort
Looking up once more, tears streaming down my face
There they were, appearing one by one
Shh, they said holding me in their rays of light shh
I'm here...

j.h.