"I used to be afraid of the moon."

In the Moon's Eye

Sharing Stories
September 27, 2021 at 7:23 p.m.

...by Charles Inge


"In the Moon’s Eye"

I used to be afraid
of the moon.
At night, it followed me
like a detective.
In daylight, it was not
so threatening.
It hung around like it was
hidden, but it wasn’t.
It stayed behind a filmy drape
of the Sun’s making.
I wondered why
it didn’t haunt another planet.
Or was it waiting
for me, just me?


Charles Inge lives in Lynden, Washington and has given us many poems!


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