moongazing

the moon has gone away.

the empty sky looks down

as if it were my fault.

its not like i hid it under my pillow

or put it in the freezer

to later watch it thaw.

we barely met today.

i have been busy you know.

i say to a blank hole of emptiness

not a twinkling spokesperson in sight.

just an overbearing presence.

don't bully me into a false confession.

maybe you scared the moon away.

have you thought about that?

Silence meets me halfway

hanging in mid air oppressively .

a yellowed street lamp

whispers in a faded light -

he burnt out.

Waned into oblivion.

an unknown cloud performed last rites.

the sky retires to look elsewhere.

as if now it could be found.

come sit with me

i tell the villain.

lets be friends. and drink to loss.