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The night the moon died
I spent all my nights
Sleepless.
I stared up at the stars
The way they glistened,
Shimmered,
Told me I wasn’t alone.
I felt the hope spread
Through my mind
Telling me
That I could shine
Just like the stars.
Then one night
I noticed that one
Was brighter than the rest.
Astronomers called it the ‘moon’
I called it a friend.
I had heard there was a man in it
But of course that’s just silly
Superstition.
I know the moon
Too well.
For I spent hours
Gazing at its beauty
Thinking of how
It played with the tides
Controlled the wolves
For they know the moon
Is powerful.
If I could be like the moon
I would be happy
At last.
And so I admired it
From miles away.
But one horrid night
My blinds were sealed shut
By those who think the moon
Is no better
Than the stars.
When I could wait no longer
I forced the window open
And quickly saw that my friend
Wasn’t
There.
The moon was gone
Fallen from the sky
Sending the world
Plummeting into darkness.
Tears trickled down my face
Mourning my destroyed moon
And what the world will become
Without it.
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