Sun Dwellers

We worshiped the light

Staring at the sun

Planning parties and parades

With its rays

The guests of honor-

Not knowing that

It was the moon

Who changed our tides

And circled us back to the beginning

That brought us closer to our goals

And presented us with the knowledge

Of hope and intention-

It was the moon

That illuminated the dark

And showed us the way,

It was the moon

Who changed our song

And taught us the rhythms

We works by,

We love by,

We stand by-

It was the moon

Dancing across the ocean

And filtering the night

Into a being we craved,

It was the moon

That made the sun

Look as beautiful as he does,

It was the moon

That we were told

Turned beings into monsters

And awoke the demons

We feared,

But it was the moon

That showed us the truth

Behind the faces we knew,

That brought forth the hidden desires

The motives,

It cleared away the masks worn

By dwellers of the sun.

Katrina Thornley is a nature poet. novelist, and freelance journalist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections "Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature" and "Arcadians: Wooden Mystics" were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!

Also, be sure to give her a follow on Instagram (@seekatwrite).

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