how i wish!

i wish

moths wouldn't lead

such tragic lives,

and the sun wouldn't burn itself out

while traversing the heavens.

or the caterpillar wouldn't trap itself

in a cocoon of its own making,

and the moon wouldn't wax till

it becomes a shadow of its former self.

i wonder and search for answers

to still the turmoil within.

that's when you walk across the banks

of my ocean of consciousness

and the tumultuous waves subside

and in the clear crystal waters,

the answers reveal themselves to me.

the moth finds eternal glory

in the flame of knowledge,

and the sun lights up countless others

and breathes life into stone.

the caterpillar emerges as

a butterfly bright crimson and blue,

and the moon becomes a diadem

adorning the deep night sky!

now i wish

you were by my side

watching the moon wane

and light up the warm nights!