may 4th shows up like it always does
half joke
half ritual

someone says “may the fourth be with you”
like they’re the first person to ever think of it
someone else groans
someone else says it louder

screens glow blue in dark rooms
old ships cutting across space that never cared about you back
lightsabers humming through speakers that crack if you turn them up too high

somewhere a kid is watching Star Wars for the first time
doesn’t know yet
that it sticks

that years later
they’ll still hear that sound
still feel something when the music hits

meanwhile
someone older is arguing about what ruined it
what saved it
what counts
what doesn’t

like any of it belongs to them

posters curled at the edges
plastic figures missing hands
a darth vader helmet sitting on a shelf next to unpaid bills

the force
but it’s just rent
it’s just work in the morning
it’s just trying to stay awake through another shift

still

for a second
in between everything

you remember the feeling
before you knew how things go

that maybe there’s something bigger
something pulling strings
something that might actually notice

or maybe not

maybe it’s just a movie
looping again tonight
in another dim room
somewhere in roanoke

and outside
cars pass
streetlights buzz
nothing changes

except
for a few hours

people look up
instead of down

#thegleest #maythe4th #starwars #roanoke #nightfeed