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.
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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