Maryam's "Do you have stars in your mouth?" Context?

[Evelyn K]

Hi everyone,

Maryam has words on her website and Twitter biography that read:

"do you have stars in your mouth
 yes I tell him, come see.
Will i die, he asked
yes i tell him, every time"

Does anyone happen to know the context of these words from Maryam, and their meaning? I ask out of curiosity.

[dulcie]

Every Time by Jude Goodwin

Do you have stars
in your mouth?
she asks
and I laugh,
she’s never tasted
winter like I have,
midnights that linger
for days. Yes,
I tell her. Come see.

Will there be breath?
For a while, I whisper
and blow on her hands,
but you will sing
and the aurora lights
will walk across the ice.

She lets me
put my hands on her.
Will I die? her hair
like snow.
Yes.  I tell her.
Every time.


<3
 

[Evelyn K]

Ooooh that's cool that the words are part of a poem. Thanks Dulcie!

[kelsie]

ohhh thank you both--i've also wondered this and so happy to know about this poem now <3