same moon as you

same moon as you

the steadfast refrain

echoed night

after night

dearest moon

all the attention

deserved

all the power

you hold

all the feelings

I feel

the desires

the distance

you fill

daily

becoming a bridge

lighting the path

connecting the hearts

too far apart

lonely

we seem

to forget,

to forget

all those feelings

we felt

silence the sadness

the desire to connect

earthly hearts

seemingly far

so far

out of reach

you

a constant condition

timed for arrivals

daily departures

my moon,

you

at the ready

without hesitation

a realtime reminder

that night

begets day

no ritualistic

protest to prayer

remaining unbothered

steadfast and stoic

predictable to the sun

read my words:

my heart

in the sky,

believe this,

my soul

reflects you

like the days

rise and fall

preferring the moon

to the sun

to delight in the dark

offset by the glow

to bow to the night

akin to desire

the dim night light

and so,

dear moon,

I send this reminder

a love letter

a nod

to connections

existing beyond words

a ritual phrase

that instead

we now say

to look

to the sky

and there,

there you are,

as ever,

as always,

same moon as you

illuminates

I love you.