the moon whispers to us
she flickers behind clouds
and tells deep truths but
only to those willing to listen
she watches
and warns
and reminds us who we are

some choose not to listen
to her pale features
and they mock those who do
we do not judge
we do not argue
we pity their folly
we benefit from her guidance
and we thank her for her love

we find when staring up squint-eyed
her cycles closely mimic ours
and when she's dark and seems to hide
her kinship still echoes in the stars

there's poetry in watching a war go on over tik tok live
thousands of miles away fighting to survive

there's poetry in hashtag calls for help
sending prayers for those running with nothing but rags

there's poetry in arguing on how to assign the blame
rather than using that energy to devise ways to help

there's poetry in finding all the wrong focuses
forgetting that what's happening on TV
and what we're watching on tiktok
and what the memes are parodying

is all real.
is not a fiction.
is not a dystopian fantasy.

there are people dying
and we ponder who to blame more often than we ponder how to help

i think there's poetry in that

Hold me tight / please don't let go
No second thoughts / Just stay close

Pack a bag / we may need to run
Don't worry / We can do it together

Just hold my hand / We'll jump together
Take care of me / I promise I'll take care of you

Keep your eye on the road / We'll only move forward
We can't turn back / Focus on me

In case of emergency,
We'll make it together.

I finally found myself when I got lost
In late nights with you
and sunsets and the smell of the bonfires
followed by early morning coffees
and bleary eyes

Lost in you and the air around us
when we're together
and sitting in wet grass
because we're laughing too hard to stand
and leaning on each other
because we're crying so hard that
only each other's support keeps us upright

Lost in last minute plans
and rushing to get ready for an event
that we know very little about
because simply why not
let's live while we can

Don't come looking for me
I'm happy staying lost

lie near
never let me go

i ache for you, relieve me?

i know i've lived another life
because of the way i ache for him
i've never known a man this way
i'm young and untouched

yet there's a fire within me demanding to be quelled

how else would this fire know what she wants
other than having had him before

i know i had him
i want him again