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Celestial Masquerade

The moon seldom cries when lost to the day

Her patina too pale to see sodden tears

Which fall upon the earth in falling stars

Yet there are times when her facade is streaked

Her makeup running streams eroding the lunarscape

Changing her face to match the cold of space

 

The moon seldom screams when eclipsed by the sun

Whose shadow blankets and obscures her body

Forgotten to all as she is outshone by solar radiance

Her blush concealed from any who would care

That she exists and is still there waiting her turn

To shine again, red with anger at the slight

 

The moon often feels blue, suffocating in the void

A waxing doll slowly melting into acne worn craters

Pocked with scars from the many collisions

That define her genesis of being discarded

Ejected from her home to sit quietly and watch

The warmth bathe the Earth as she freezes

 

The moon often wanes when thrown aside

The world spinning and turning while she simply hides

Desperate to return to the celestial masquerade

To waltz and feel wanted by skies unaware she'd left

Nor triumphant celebration when they see her return

Just silence- Her only companion to call friend

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Written by
LRThompson
35 / M
Published
Mar 21
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Tags
#celestial#loneliness#personification#melancholy#astronomy
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