He was a blue-eyed child to his mother’s eyes
But a big black sheep to the rest
And his shadow he casts on the corner
From where he spied on the moon crest.
Pale white & forever happy it shined
But he stayed away from her at her behest.

Arrives then the darkness, devouring the stars
Yet disregarding her bright presence in the sky.
Bitterness spews from his saddened tongue
Yet her light remains unchanged above his eyes.
Defeated he finally drops his gaze
Going silent for the rest of the night.

Hours pass and now he keeps a watch
At the multitudes of craters on her face.
Another hour and her light goes dimmer
As the cloud covers her remaining grace.
Alas, the darkness conquers her too
Leaving black emptiness in her place.

The crack of dawn and the new day begins.
She is nowhere to be found now,
And so ends his remorse and pain.
Growing an inch wiser underneath his brow
At last, at the morrow’s gate, he stands,
Free from yesterday’s celibate vows.