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I Miss You Like The Moon Misses The Sun By Ariana Mays
The moon gets to kiss the sun once every 100 years
She waits and waits to feel the warmth again
Oh, how lonely I think she must be.
The sun waits for her too
Her golden soul yearns to see the moon once again
She burns brighter in prescience as the days grow closer to the time when they meet
The moon dreams of her sun
And the stars?
They dream of the sea
Her deep blue eyes constantly searching for them
She creates waves that the others below have named “Tsunamis”
They have come to the conclusion that she only makes them for destruction
But she does not wish to bring harm
She breathes only for the hope of one more glimpse at her stars
And me?
What do I dream of?
I dream of you
I dream of your eyes
A blue-green mix like grandidierite
Your smile
Always warm
Always welcoming
It will always be my favorite
Your laugh
Like coffee on a cold winter day
Your voice
Like listening to my favorite song on repeat un- til I get tired of it
But I will never get tired of the songs that you sing
Your soul
So kind
So much more than what everyone else thinks
So much more than the walls you have sur- rounded yourself with
And I miss you Your eyes Your smile Your laugh Your voice Your soul
Oh, how I miss you like the moon misses the sun.
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