Moon

I am your moon

eternally caught in orbit. 

Your gravity pulls,

my momentum seeks release.

You know I am stuck.

In my different phases

I shine brightly, you smile.

I disappear, you forget.

Clouds cover my face

You forget I am here.

The first time you saw me

you thought I was a bright shining disc,

smooth, flawless, perfect.

Now you know,

you’ve seen my craters,

every impact of my life

marking me forever.

I have a dark side

half of me you have never seen,

will not see,

I will never turn and show you.

I am glad,

the dark side is too frightening.

Never send a spacecraft to look.

Just enjoy my light

on your darkest nights.