earthrise 

        how like the moon

                    you luminate
                        reflecting light from my lost dawn
                    your hidden side is cold and dark
                        but i see only your full face

        how like the moon

                    men salivate
                        and bark at you like wild dogs
                    instinct drowns my will     i howl
                        more than    yet still    an animal

        how like the moon

                    we gravitate
                        drawn to you by unseen forces
                    momentary tidal urges
                        lost as you fade out of sight

        how like the moon

                    i levitate
                        raised by dreams not known to beast
                    yet if i should touch your surface
                        would i find but dust and ash

                            or turn around to see the earth
                                            arise in beauty new