One day
I stayed up all night
And watched the moon dissipate
In hope of greeting the sun
To get a jump on my fate
It slowly took its place
Through skies of blue
And settled into
Its brilliance
My heart beat
Like drum rolls
As my deep breaths
Joined in the chorus
Of crickets and birds
Trees danced
As clouds begin to stroll
Through my days’ dreams
And tomorrow’s realities
And I became young and naïve
And old and mature
And then I became new
And unpleasantly insignificant
All at once
Photo courtesy of Fran Flores
