Crimson Shadow

I sit with the moon,

and shiver in the wind.

There's red on her fringes,

a veil over her face.

Luna? I ask.

Aren't you afraid?

Afraid of the darkness overtaking you?

The very darkness you are meant to hold at bay?

She smiles down at me, half in shadow, half in light.

I do not fear this night.

It was set for me at the dawn of time,

My dance ordained in heaven,

My path paved to dip into darkness.

I do not fear, for I know I will come back again.

She dims, red and silver in the sky.

The stars shine for her all the brighter.

Child of dust, are you afraid?

I pull my arms tighter

Yes.

I fear my eclipse will never end.

That I'll walk in darkness forever.

That I'll be lost to chaos and uncertainty.

Luna, I am afraid.

Be still.

This will not be forever,

In the end, it too shall pass,

and you will shine bright,

and remember the darkness as it is:

Set in its time, in its place.

You are not alone.

The chill is deep,

The night deeper still.

I do not fear the eclipse

whispered the moon,

But all the same,

Will you stay with me?

So I sit with the moon

I sit with the moon.