I have been beaten, bruised
by your winds and your current
the beauty of the moon has pulled at me
has made the earth and sea wound
I am erosion in its strongest breath
pieces of the sky fall from my waist
and I am losing tender bits of skin
but I keep my lips un-parted
I am hiding from you
as much as I am missing
the feeling of your eyes on me
I have often wondered if
you ever felt not the wind and
the current but the moon itself
carry you in pieces away when
my gaze quietly grabs hold
and tosses distance far and away.