r/poetry_critics • u/IamToofan Beginner • 22h ago

(Beginner) The Moon

After so many days, I finally saw the moon.
She doesn't know how beautiful she looks from here.
I can only gaze at her from afar
And whisper sweet words into the night,
knowing she will never hear them.
Because somehow, she makes my night feel less dark.

​When our eyes meet,
Time stands still,
And I get lost somewhere inside.

​'Moon' is just the name we gave her,
But what is her real name?
I want to know that,
But I cannot go there—
Because she is the moon.

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u/Diligent-Tank6992 Beginner 8h ago

I like to imagine that this alluded to the narrator having romantic feelings for the moon, which would be really original and interesting. Maybe the moon is just a metaphor for a person whom the narrator really likes, but is way out of their league (far and out of bounds, much like the moon). Really like it.

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u/IamToofan Beginner 8h ago

Thank you 😊