she asked me
where does
the sun go
at night

i
could have
said
nowhere

it
stays in place
it is
us
that moves

this
chunk of coal
spins
in place
while
spinning
around her

she
only seems
to travel
across the sky
when
it is
the sky
that
is moving

but
there is
no magic
there
cold science
only

she
deserves to believe
in magic
for as long
as
she can

so
i said
she
goes to sleep
behind
the moon

and
she smiled
and
rested
her sleepy head
on
my shoulder

now
she knows
i lied
maybe
doesn’t even
remember
the lie
told
with love

and
i
sit alone
watching
the moon
alone
missing her
so
very much
with
tears
on my cheeks

wishing magic were real