Moonflower

When the Earth doesn't know how to love

 

The moon so vulnerable

Above this void of lost dreams

A single tulip grows upon the rocky surface

The sun shines on the wrong side

Yet this flower blooms

Wilder than any on Earth

Intricate truths woven in its stem

Dew drops from asteroids floating on its petals

Everything on the dark side of the moon is true

The Earth looms overhead with daunting children

Young souls playing with love

As if their wings were real

Every time a heart is dented

The harmless tulip looses a petal

Crying its only tears over something nonexistent

Wildfires race across the face of the Earth

Ablaze with hearts falling into each other

The darkness grows darker

As the light is consumed by the new fire

Each petal falls flaming onto the maria

The entire Earth goes up in flames

Tossing all-too-meaningful words into the sky

Clawing back at them

As it suffocated in its own smoke

Only one petal remains on the tulip

One the dark side of the moon

The sun engulfs the Earth ablaze

The only love left the love that burns

The moon still dark

Less vulnerable then young souls

Blankets the last petal with embracing wind

Ensuring the last tear never to fall

No more careless infatuations with nonexistent ideas

The tulip doesn’t cry

The moon serves as the Earth’s love’s gravestone

“My little flower, don’t cry

I am the moonlight

Darkness is my slave and I cast it away

Begone with the sadness

Their mistakes have been forgiven

My little tulip

Let my voice caress you to sleep

Let the moonlight show you what’s real

Let your dreams dream

Sleep well, little petal.”

Reviews

[Constance]

Lovely, and vivid. Thank you for sharing this.

[Moonlit-Blues]

beautifully written poem, may wish to break it up into two stanzas, bit lengthy. Beautifully done though.

[Cal Vance]

this is so pure,and its so well thought,i can feel your heart into this,very good job sweetie!