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I See the Moon

And You See Me

By Ali BrownPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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when i was 8 years old

i thought the moon was a magnet of some form

and this seems pretty silly, i know

but come on, i was 8 years old.

i stared at the moon each night we drove home from my mother’s best friend’s house

i knew it was with me wherever I went.

a magnet? Sure.

to me, we were attached.

opposites attract.

a bright surface meets a dark soul.

i see the moon

and the moon sees me.

when i grew older,

i realized that the moon

was not in fact magnetically attracted to my mother’s Toyota Corolla.

and this disappointed me so much that I did not think about my magnetic theory for years.

_____

when i grow older,

i fall in love with you.

when I grow older,

i fall in love with you.

the moon. you.

i knew you were with me wherever i went.

because to me, we were attached.

opposites attract.

a bright surface meets a dark soul.

i see the girl

and the girl sees me.

my theories are back.

you followed me wherever i went, you’ll follow me wherever i go.

your glow.

the most beautiful lady i’ve seen to date.

as in calendar date, unfortunately, we were never together.

_____

i like to think i’ve forgotten this ‘silly’ theory.

but in some ways, it still makes sense to me.

i haven’t seen you in months,

but i’ve seen the moon.

and so have you.

and we are attached.

and that just has to be enough.

i have to believe that’s enough.

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About the Creator

Ali Brown

Ali is 18 years old and resides in Ontario , Canada. She is currently attending college for Visual And Creative Arts and writes in her spare time.

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