what is a night sky without its moon
a canvas left unfinished, stars scattered haphazardly within its velvety depths
strewn into the darkness, meaningless
white-hot diamonds compensating for the murky depths
they say new moons are new beginnings
but can i truly begin without you
your very pull keeps my oceans lively
the waves flirt with the sand, the grains brushing against the very molecules that give us life
but what is a night sky without its moon
and what is an ocean without its coy push and pull
what is the beach without its microscopic beads
shaped like castles, housing dreams
what is a night sky without its moon
cold distant words, skittish but just as calloused, pepper the ocean above us
uncertainties and fears eddy in the air lapping against my feet
the sea sparkles, the stars ripple
void
they say new moons mean new beginnings
but can I truly begin without you
because really
what am I without you
