Jerusalem Moon
Jerusalem moon listen on youtube or here anticipating scars of moonlight tapping my window tonight from my Jerusalem moon a private call when city worshipers sleep exhausted defending their gods with sticks, stones, history & verses I rise to pray in my own way evidence of faith weighs heavy I've been marking calendars tracking phases of the moon in the 12 constellations, counting blue stars I know them by name. fading smiles wilt from sheets of cold nights, anticipating hope the perfect treat for my bitter silence Where is this patience taking me? there are no clouds in the Jerusalem night sky, somethings not wanted, pretenders like circles in the sky painted with milk, dying in the mirror looks easy pacifying this old infant in me takes time. my entries of once upon a time scratched, rewritten to "before time," staining her rosy pillow lips with the moody ink of my pen... Is she mad? I just wanted to stretch back into both ends of her "forever".... I wa...