The Astronaut- Shambhavi Maheshwari

The moon is my true love.

My friends tell me they worship a god,

but my goddess is speckled with craters,

her existence fleeting,

her femininity ethereal,

and she teaches me

that the only constant in life is change.

I wonder if the waves follow

her darkness or her brightness,

throbbing up and down

like a heartbeat struggling to survive

Or a flower simply blooming

towards the warmth.

She lifts the waters with a little touch.

I’m not sure if I should

follow her light or darkness.

I find peace in the night,

but it’s her face that leads me home.

I believe it is both of them,

her delicate brightness against

the starless night that enthrals me.

They make me feel

as though my existence depends

on her soul and that

my heart is beating towards her.