People are people

 ‘people are people’ Trgates,7/24,27/2025

when “stars” or “heroes” die,
those we’ve loved from afar,
often their gift to us,
an ocean coming over us
bringing to mind
those we do know,
we’ve said goodbye to,
knowing somehow we’ll
sit together again
face to face.
our everyday personal heroes 
we’ve shared similar space,
joys and sorrows,
not unlike those
who’ve shared the same
as preeminent stars,
also once sitting together face to face. 
“everyone wants to go to heaven,
no one wants to die,”
another thing we share.