The Moon

I gazed up into the sky Questioning the light of the moon That tattooed its beam across my face Particles sinking into my pores Moisturizing my cracked skin I licked my fractured lips That tasted faintly of copper My eyes absorbed its gaze Feeling its soft kisses Breeze across my cheeks It imprinted itself on my heart Which bled for its loneliness In the great big black sky Abandoned by the stars on this evening What I wouldn’t give to drop everything And join the moon by its side Together forever Holding its hand reassuringly I knew it was afraid to spend the night alone So I reached forward to let it know That it in fact was not alone I am here, I shouted No one could hear me shout at the top of my lungs I am here I am here I am here No one responded But I knew that the moon had heard me And that was all that mattered