The Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon
Smiles down on lovers
Looks at them with a caring eye,
Much like a father,
But why?
Am I the only one
Who sees the false joy,
Plastered on his face
And covering his real feelings?
A lot like me and
My inner thoughts,
Complicated as lace
The Man in the Moon
Looks down on couples
With a loving smile
Much like a good friend,
Yet somehow, still hostile.
Am I the only one
Who notices untrue care
Like a mask on his face
Keeping his true thoughts secret?
A lot like my interior
Covered by it,
A mask in its right place

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Well, I wrote this one about a month.5 ago, and I thought it was pretty good.

how do i respond,
what should i say
when she comes to me
with that sad look in her eye?
her face tells all,
she wants him to stay.

but what did she do
when i was asking
her the same question?
nothing.
I was just left
up in the air
while they waltzed away

so what do i do
when he leaves her there
drops her out of his life
and just keeps walking?
do i build up a wall
from emotions and tears
that shuts her out?
no.
that's not okay
I won't leave her
to fall from his side
because only i
really know
how far it is to drop
and how much it hurts
when you
land.

Orpheus and Eurydice

Orpheus, bard, storyteller extraordinaire
fell in love with Eurydice, so fair
he sung to her of godly deeds
of warriors who paid the Twelve no heed
they sat for hours, bard and girl
of many couples, they were the pearl
husband and wife, soon to be
until Fate snatched Eurydice
Orpheus the poet, distraught with grief
wept for days with no relief
so down to the underworld Orpheus went
to see if Pluto would be such a gent
who would return bride to be, alive
said Pluto “of Eurydice you won’t be deprived,
but to this condition you must agree
consent and she will be free.
You must leave and not look back
and Eurydice will follow your tracks.
But, if you turn and glance behind
your fiancee isn’t what you will find.
Looking back will end badly for both
and to this I’ll make an oath
You, Orpheus, will have an unending life
While down here with me will stay your wife.”
Agreeing, the bard walked away
with the end in sight, he was filled with dismay
the poet pondered the truth of Pluto’s words
he began to worry if he correctly he had heard
tempted so, Orpheus stopped mid stride
looking back, the storyteller glimpsed his bride
but that one glance cost him his love
alone, Orpheus returned to the world above
while Eurydice returned to the underworld below
and still separated by his failing of the quid pro quo

Drowning In An Ocean Of Words

Swimming in conversation,
slow and easy
kept afloat
by the occasional drifting sentence
but then the clouds darken
the waves begin to stutter
lost under the sea of confused ideas
I begin to lose control
meanings come out
that weren't supposed to
I'm drowning in an ocean of words
the argument heats up
the sea is tossing and pushing me under

but then
one word comes
skipping across the waves
Sorry
other words soon follow
the storm pauses,
frozen in midair
the clouds pass over
the ocean calms with a steady, smooth current
I leave that to settle
and swim back to shore
to come back
and tread the waters of conversation
on a later date
when the waters have smoothed over
and the Sorry has fully sunk in

Picture found here