Choosing the Right Word

"There can be only one." Highlander (1986) Line Count: 12

There can be only one!
One perfect word
to complete the rhyme,
to make the metaphor shine
across the dark parsecs of time.

A thousand stars in the sky
encourage a poet to write
odes to her heart's delight,
but if the wrong word is chosen
it carries the simile astray,
dams the rhythm's flow
and hides the metaphor's glow.

Written for

What's Your Line?  (E) A contest using famous quotes from classic movies as a prompt. #2070222 by TarynSloane ~ Writing