Full moon brought strangeness

pattern’s split, old lives fell to dust

exploded with the bankruptcy of years

left me shaking in a sallow wind

You are my child, my heart

nurtured and protected

screened from secrets of the past

that linger on street corners…..whispering.

Full moon brought endings

swifter than the shine of dawn

that filters through these Autumn mornings

then fades to everlasting night.

You are my child, my heart

will always stay that way

incomprehension flickers in your eyes

and the dust blinds you.