Moonlit Night

Tonight's bright moonlight

throws shadows on my memories

Lighting fractals of sensual wonder

Blurring the lines of denial and hurt.

As you peer down along my precious

Treasures, picking what I deem gems

Holding them up to the lens of your experiences

Judging, valuing, rejecting, collecting

Listen to my silent plea, my love

If they seem colored baubles of 

snatched moments preserved in 

plastic; You might be right

But, let me lend you my eyes

And while you try them on,

Allow me to experience this 

Dark light of blindness 

Your form remaining a memory

Of a sweet kiss, lavender and patchouli

Soft sighs and whispers of my name

In the deep dark blue of the night

Behold with my eyes,

Oceans and galaxies

Moments and aeons

Agony of discovery

And angst of fame

Lonely afternoons

And full, dreamy nights

Do you see me now?

A multitude of selves

Each with its own life

One for you, my very being

And the rest;

Back into my box

For another moonlit night.