Moon

I am like the moon, alone, shining

in the dark, courting loneliness

stealing light from the sun, to shine for you

and anyone else who would care to see

Just like the moon, my journey fixed in heaven

I blindly sail through treacherous seas

of dead rocks, burning stars and the unknown.

We come to you, almost close enough

to touch you, but then scurry behind clouds

of secrecy or another night

lest you see an undressed emotion

I am the moon, looking down on you

from distances far away enough

for you to not see my longing soul