Words

Sun and Moon

Hey, remember me? I hope you do. Anyway, I want to tell you something. I mean, just look at us. We are like the sun and the moon. You are the bright sun where everyone was so drawn to you. They are always delighted to see you shining there at the sky. You are so bright that sometimes, it would hurt their eyes. But they didn't mind because it's you. You with that cheerful expression. You with that fascinating smile. You with all your friends near you. You with your contagious laugh. You've always been like this that sometimes, it's making me feel uneasy. There's something suspicious about you. And I don't know what that is.

While here I am, the moon. The one with the dull light. It is where darkness envelopes the world with millions of stars embedded on it. I am the dim moon where everyone thinks I am mysterious and lonely. They sometimes look at me with their eyes full of sadness. And I don't even know why. I can't be as enthusiastic as you are. I can't smile like you do. I can't be with people without feeling lonely. And they become like me, too. They are drawn to my darkness that they started feeling sad about themselves. Maybe because my darkness seems inviting that it made them scared and made them remember the things that they want to forget. Only a few people could appreciate the moon. Only a few people could appreciate darkness. That is why we are so different from each other.

You know that feeling? We are too different that even when we live in the same world, you are too far away from me and I can't reach you... I can't be by your side. You always have that radiance that I don't. You can make people warm while I can make them cold. They do not fear you because they know your light wouldn't hurt them. They fear me because they couldn't take the pain I make them feel because I keep on inviting sad memories. They are terrified of me because they do not know what lies in my darkness.

Aren't you lonely?

Aren't you scared?

Just like me.

You're too bright.

I'm too dark.

You're surrounded by many people, you do not know who you are anymore.

I'm so alone that I lost myself while finding the solution to fit in.

You keep on hiding behind a mask to keep everyone from suspecting you are sick of it.

I keep on pushing people away to keep everyone from destroying me.

You and me.

Aren't we the same?

You and I.

I know I have to keep you at bay because right now isn't the time for that.

Yeah, you and I were always one.

I know we should be balanced.

But now isn't the right time.

Darkness is way too inviting for you to take over.