have you ever
heard the moon
crying?
have you ever felt
its sadness even
when shining?
it was trying to
be happy when
everyone sleeps,
singing lullabyes,
quietly sobbing,
because no one
stayed.
he wanted to talk
to someone,
listening to its bedtime
stories,
listening to its
lullabyes.
—but everyone
went back to sleep.
waiting for the sun
to rise,
then suddenly,
the moon disappeared.
quietly.
no one heard of him.
no one wanted him.
—phases of the moon.
—lost.
—unheard.
