The Moon's Veil (Part 1)

The sky is so dark

pitch black

like the veil of death

giving home to the minds of those

who wander

who are lost

have lost

don’t want to lose

The full moon

shining so brightly

its sharp light

pierces the soul

like a blade through the flesh

At first glance

you cannot breathe

you cannot look away

you cannot control one bit

of the voice inside

telling you to look away

before time disappears

The everliving light

contrasted upon the night

hypnotizes

at a single glance

It feasts upon the hungry

minds who look for

answers

It looks down

spreading the lie

that it can guide you

You aren’t warned

you look up to find beauty

but you see a mask

you believe it true

The longer you gaze

the longer life waits

Can’t you hear

the screaming

coming from inside

begging you to let go

the stare you hold is becoming held

by the truth that isn’t

But far

behind the lie

sits a truth

The truth is the sun

it hurts to find

to see

but without it

the veil of night

the veil of death

would be everlasting

For now you must wait

for truth will come again

For now you must linger

surrounded by the light

of lies

For now you must hunger

until the truth cuts

deeper than the lie

For now you lay waking

in the shadow of a lie

you created

For now you shall scream

for loved ones to return

For now you become the lie

saying everything will be okay

For now you promise yourself

nothing is actually wrong

For now you cry out

begging for your first shooting star

to be erased from your mind

For now you face eternity

in the entirety of a moment

For now you are weak

pretending to be strong

For now you say goodbye

to the lie

without knowing

that truth lies ahead

For now you shall never see light

again

you shall never fight

again

you shall never hurt

again

you shall never lie

again

you shall never see truth

again

For now you shall never live

again