I wanted to believe
Mellifluous chatter from the half spoken moon
Mouth of his, the anonymous man,
formed into a friendly “o” for as long as I have noticed
The distinction between a paused groan and a curiously sculpted “ohhh!”
His eyes sparkle with a stray ray of sun
I wanted to believe
The two were once one
Entangled in each other’s mystery
Braided, as lovers appear to be,
with intimacy and poise
I tried to imagine
what tore through the two
Untwined with furious haste
Pushed apart by worlds of forgotten notions
The pain of apartness, the lonesome dismay
Yet found no trace of malaise
on the round glowing face
What words escaped before his mouth formed that exquisite “o” shape
are not marked with woe
I clung to the idea
that love is love,
Day or Night,
with truth in spirit of bright gaze
and mouthed praise that binds a pair
despite great distance
And, in this instant, I believe