night without lights
and i stare at the sky
the moon
she is only half naked
always shedding her clothes
so that her light may guide
her lover who is still to return
she has been waiting for so long
far longer than my eyes have seen
far longer than the voice in my soul
that waits for something
or for someone
i am afraid she will have to wait
even after i am gone
absent without my body
gone with my breath and my eyes
gone away as i will one day
or one night fade with a waiting
that may never end or find
something, or someone
and i see the stars
a million eyes
as if they know me
as if they see me
as i stand here without my shadow
waiting for something, or for someone
tonight
this darkness is not cold
and yet it is a gaping mouth
swallowing me
but i still have the moon
i still have the stars
and i will wait
i will.