Ode To The Moon
They say
Shoot for the moon
Even if you miss,
You’ll land amongst the stars
But I’ve seen the glow of dreams fulfilled
In the crook of your smile
And I know that star’s would never be enough
I empathize with you
As much as a teenage girl can empathize with a celestial body
The way you wax and wane
I understand that we don’t always glow our brightest
But it doesn’t mean that we won’t glow that bright again
I think you’re beautiful
Though your skin is pocked and scarred
Because I know each crater holds a story
Of battles fought and won for the love
Of the infantile planet you guard
I’ve fought wars too
You don’t create your own light
And yet you set the night ablaze
Make clouds into silver as they dance across your sky
My stories may be similar to those written before them
But you give me hope that
I can make them brilliant enough to chase away the dark
You’re so small, in the big picture
A single moon in a solar system constantly expanding
And yet without you the tide would never come
I’m small, too
But
Looking up at a sky full of giant masses set ablaze
Attempting to burn their way to the end of time
My eyes are always drawn to you
Your silver smile, your sweetly curved surface
The quiet softness of the Queen of the dark
Gives a quiet poet
Something to shoot for
And if I miss,
I’ll reload and shoot again