Fable

the moon bled stars into the dark sky,

while a boy called out to the sky in delight:

my mother says I have stars in my eyes

the sky had a hunger the stars couldn’t satisfy,

so the sky saw the moon and took a bite,

and the moon bled stars into the dark sky.

an ordinary day in late July

became ruinous for the boy that night

whose mother says he has stars in his eyes.

the moon looking on was horrified

to see the boy in a tragic plight.

the moon bled stars into the dark sky

to warn the boy against this outcry,

but the boy yelled to the sky with all his might

my mother says I have stars in my eyes

the sky ate the boy and was satisfied,

while the moon withered away at the sight.

the boy bled stars into the dark sky,

my mother says I had stars in my eyes