The Moon Drifts Away On the Sea
As the moon drifts away on the sea
I'm shivering in the freeze
Of a lonely breeze
Stars cascade on my mind
I'm just looking for what's mine
Pretending to feel fine
A meteor shower isn't what I need
As I'm falling to my knees
Mouthing to the heavens, "please"
Melodic memories mesmerize
As if the universe is telling me lies
Crowning me the lord of flies
The universe opens up like a book made of stars
And I'm wondering why it was so hard
To not break away unscarred
See the stars in the sky are long dead
But beautiful even if they died
Just damned souls that can't hide
Flowers blossom with moon pearls
Before my fingers unfurled
And beheld by a hungry world
Rainbows shoot over and over on the horizon
And that's just where my eyes are
When the coming sunrise chases lies far
I'm just a man seeing the beauty untold
Unfold in the cold of night I know
This is a splendor only the stars can show
But as the moon drifts away on the sea
I'm shivering in the freeze
Of a lonely breeze
But not for long as I feel the sun
Light dancing on my skin I'm no longer shunned
And the ethereal truth leaves me stunned
I was always a child of radiant light
And I no longer have to look to the sky
To figure out why
For as long as I dream I can defeat hate
And chase away my stubborn hard ways
That lead to bad decisions and dark days
But deep down I still knew
I'll always swoon for the moon
That drifts away on the sea too soon
Copyright © Christopher Goss | Year Posted 2023
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