The Moon

When I was younger,

my mother told me, to be faithful to the moon

because unlike the sun it is consistent.

Every night it appears

begging to be observed seemingly close enough to grab

in your palm and crumble into sand but in reality light years away

and able to be covered by your thumb.

The moon heals our wounds

and plants in us seeds of energy Why does the sun get all

the praise when the mellowness of the moon and the darkness that surrounds it