"Moonlight Shimmer"
I take a long Steady breath
hoping
I let fall from my eyes
another memory to its death,
Closing my eyes
does not stop
this steady stream
of shimmering droplets
drenched in dreams
from my life.
Moments I remember
only for them to paint
a picture
that does not exist,
I take another long breath
hoping
another image
has left away from here
with its weight and meaning,
I open my eyes
covered
with watery droplets
shimmering below a Ghostly light,
The haunting silence
holding steady
among the night glow,
I slowly look up
through my window
and finally see
the moonlight shimmer
and realize
I am not alone,
I cry my tears toward the heavens
knowing there are others
looking up
at this same night sky
also watching
this magnificent moon
shimmering its glow
down upon
our salty droplets of sorrow,
And for an instant
these tears of mine
stop
knowing the moon
hides
the pain and sorrow
we share with it
behind its ghostly beauty,
And for a night
I finally find peace
as my eyes slowly close to sleep
below this
moonlight shimmer.
-Armando Torres
