Life just now

is like the three day moon

not nothing

nor everything

a portion of light

destined to expand

and contract

shadows of responsibility

dominate the landscapes

Occasionally there will come

a break in the clouds

so the whole surface

floods with light

and all is fleetingly clear, crisp

and wholly known…

until the waning comes

where darkness takes back its ground

and freedom is rescinded

to make room for the ‘musts’,

‘shoulds’, and ‘better-haves’.

Life just now

clings to the promise

of the three day moon

to tiny gestures of reaching out

peering down closed avenues

seeking permission to wander

where the curved path leads

or what might happen

if only…

The three day moon

whispers to not give up

to approach the gate

to wonder longingly

to gaze

upon

glimpses

of

possibility