Silhouettes

Light shines on me

And all that’s perceivable is my silhouette 

Past shadows 

Foreshadowing 

An unforeseeable future

Mistakes mistaken  

And used against my present character 

I wonder if that’s all I’ll ever be

My silhouette holding me and keeping me alive 

I wish I could do more than survive 

With shadows of my past shading my ever-present facade  

I run miles to hide from the darkness 

To only find myself engulfed in the outline of my past; haunted and enthralled

 

My silhouette never fades 

It only makes me brighter 

The darkness isn’t bad 

It doesn’t even have to make us harder 

The blackness of night is what made each day so much more colorful 

 

Silhouettes swallow me whole 

Till I have no choice but to breathe. 

The Moon 

I fell in love with the moon

His name was Fate

In the beginning 

when I first saw his face

It was me 

Who was waiting at the wake 

For him to turn around 

And wait for the sun to disappear 

And naturally our circadian rhythms 

Were matched and in sync

Before I'd fall asleep 

and he was awake 

We'd be there 

In that altered state

Connected by the stars 

they'd swear we were soulmates

 

During the day I'd gaze at the sun and wish it was Fate

The sun's rays were warm 

But didn't bring the same comfort as the moonlit haze 

 

Our love grew over time 

but there was 

Too much in between us 

So I walked forward in my life as he stayed in the sky

Shining so bright

I had no other choice but to sleep at night instead. 

 

Because I could not wait 

And if it was up to fate, 

We'd be together eventually.

 

The sky would fall through 

As the planets and stars were aligned

The unbreakable glass 

Would shatter 

As our worlds would collide

 

And finally an I would be an Us 

And we'd be a team. 

Together as one. 

Indefinitely.

 

As time went on

It would be played out differently

The moon was never meant to leave the sky 

And my head would come out of the clouds eventually 

 

All my friends say that they’re proud

Of me for walking away

Neither of us wanted it to end this way

But it got unhealthy 

 

Every now and then I look up at the sky and see the moon

I know somewhere out there you’re looking at it too. 

 

And that brings me peace. 

The Sun

I grew to love the sun 

Infatuated by his warmth and vibrancy 

He was so funny 

And knew how to keep it fun 

Overtime we grew to be the bestest of friends 

But god he showed me how to love

The days I spent crying over Fate 

He made sure to bring a smile to my face 

Shining a light on my darkest days 

He was honest too

Made sure to call me out 

And tell me what was true 

When I’d crawl back to the darkness 

His light made me question if that’s what I actually wanted to do 

 

Being close to the sun reminded me that I was a star too