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I saw the word FISH and was drawn here, as the resident fish nerd 
not all stars belong in the sky.
I really like this opening line! But it does feel a bit too strong to have here, since the rest of the poem isn't really about how the stars AREN'T in the sky, you know? Like you mention it here and there, but it's not like a super-strong link between stars and other non-sky imagery, you know? Maybe something that sounds more pondering like the rest of the poem would work well? Like "I wonder how stars found their way to the sky?" Or something like that, you get what I mean? I feel like I'm rambling so I'm gonna stop now, but feel free to ask for clarification if there's a way I can make this clearer lol
maybe stars are fish that learned to fly -
or maybe fish are stars that learned to swim.
I really like the way these complement one another! You paired them really nicely and I like the vibes this gives me when I'm reading it c:
I want the sky to peel off my sticker liner
This line took me a few read-throughs before I understood what a "sticker liner" was meant to be. I get it's for your rhyme scheme that you need to have liner be the last word in that line, but maybe play around with how that's phrased so it's easier to understand?
the wind whispers, you're in control of this trolley car;
you can be a bluegill or a blue dwarf star.
You've wounded my fishy little heart </3
Jk. I know this is poetry and you can have a poetic license here. But bluegill don't live in the sea xD If you want blue-related-marine fish I would suggest a blue tang or "bluefish" but also I get that bluegill are probably a more widely recognized fish so do with that what you want lol either would be better than my precarious perch here
Not sure if this was intentional or not, but "perch" is another type of fish and I thought this was a clever way to slip in an additional fish reference
but it's safer to delay than to take the wheel and steer.
This rhyme feels a weeeeeee bit forced to me. If I'm being perfectly honest with you, I didn't notice your rhyme scheme until this last line. I really liked the rhythm that I was getting reading this and thought your pace was on point, and then this line threw me off a bit and I was like "Hmm... oh, I bet it was to rhyme with 'here' but why dump a rhyme scheme at the end when there wasn't one throughout the -- oh wait there WAS a rhyme scheme throughout the whole poem."
And honestly, huge props to you! I think since you split up the rhyme across multiple sentences I wasn't conscious of my brain processing the rhyme, but it still helped along with the flow. So, maybe play around with that last line to make it a bit less wordy and keep the tempo up?
Overall, though, I REALLY liked this poem!! You did such a good job with it! I am really impressed that you snuck a rhyme scheme in there I didn't even notice, and your imagery was absolutely incredible! I love contrasting fish with stars since they're both kinda shimmery and enthralling. Your imagery with the waves also made me feel the precariousness of the situation and just really sucked me in and helped make this a really satisfying emotional trip through your poem.
+10/10 amazing poet!
Keep writing!
~Shady
but "blue tang" has a really nice ring to it, and I'm gonna trust your fishy expertise! 
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