Night’s Mouth
And with that the Night opened its mouth
To gather the stars’ light and swallow the galaxy into darkness.
Becoming a black hole of impossible possibilities,
It breathes a sigh of lightened relief,
A load born to only one that had conquered the light.
The day was never revisited
and transitory spaces of time
became nonexistent.
It was only dark oblivion
or bright sunlight thrown from the mouth of night’s stomach,
only to be swallowed later by night’s fierce appetite.
Who will slay the beast?
What man, woman, or child
will let nature’s natural transition be reinstated?
The man said no,
the woman too.
The child looked up.
and asked the bottomless mouth of night
to eat only half the stars,
only a quarter of the moon,
sometimes a half,
sometimes the whole.
Thus, began the equinoxes,
began the transitions in the night.
Thus twilight took its place,
Next to sunset, sunrise, dawn, and dusk.
And beauty was revisited
And awe was human’s first breath into nature’s abode.
the moon
I often wonder
What is so special about the moon?
It is basically a ball a darkness
disguising itself as light
stealing from the sun
giving what doesnt belong to it
talk about the greatest lie of all time
iiOr shall I say the greatest thief of all time
it's the devil in disguise
But then
I guess better the devil you kknow than the angel you don't
Right?
Times I saw the stars
The Brown County barn
The backdoor fire pit on Pelenor
The Hiltonhead Island Holiday Inn
The fire escape on Littleton Street
The Saint Rose swing set
The front lawn at the 49er
The Little Caesar’s in Liberty
The pedicab cruise down Lake Shore Drive
The top floor deck at Deer Run
The windmill farm off I-65
The marshy lane to Beverly Shores
The mess hall at Camp Tecumseh
The no-wake zone at Seventy-Six Falls
The Love’s rest stop on 72
The hiking spot in Happy Hollow
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Selene
there was no moon out the night i met you
it was like it had been swallowed whole, hidden
underneath the night sky. and with it, everything
was swallowed in its darkness. no stars peeked out,
no streetlights flickered, there was nothing except
absolute oblivion. i was losing myself in that oblivion.
can i sit next to you?
it's lonely sitting by yourself.
but. then i saw you. and it was like the world lit up.
there were constellations in your eyes, supernovas
clinging to your cheeks. comets tangled up in the
strands of your hair. you were mesmerizing, as if
you were the one who had taken the night sky.
what's your name?
my name is selene.
i only saw you when the night sky was barren,
only saw your smile when everything around
was enshrouded in pitch black. but you were
always shining, always bright when everything
was dark. it was as if you came in my darkest times.
i'll come visit you.
so you won't be lonely anymore.
and i should've realized it then.
the reason why the moon and stars were swallowed
into oblivion the nights i saw you. the reason why
shooting stars shot across your irises. the reason why
it seemed like you stole the briliance of the night. i should've
realized that you and i were destined to be starcrossed.
do you know what that constellation is called?
it's called lyra.
only i realized it too late, and you were gone by then.
we were never meant to be. and i am left grasping for you
in my oblivion.
my name?
my name is sol.
At last
The stars are the fading eyes
of gods we lost so long ago,
peering into our hearts and homes
through searing heat and raging snow.
Staring down at us on Earth
they laugh with twinkles in their eyes,
as we stumble about through congrete jungles
obsessed with our nine to fives.
Oh it is only alone outside
when you have left the city far behind,
that you can look up into the night sky above
and see a relfection of your mind.
They shine so far and so warm
that even the coldest heart may soften,
so please at night tilt your head up
and appreciate the stars more often.