lunar lakes

all the meaning

in the world is found in

the deep sadness

of not being found

in one’s hiding spot

the kind that

makes them want to just

reveal to everyone

how good they are

but can’t

for this is the game

and to have meaning

the rules must be sought

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remember

you were old

as the universe

up till now

when you are born

squirming like

the worms you’ll

join when you’re older

after experiencing what it means

to be youthful yet

remaining as old as the oceans

which wave to the moon

but started as only

a little bit of rain

on a rock

that knew nothing

of water

and even less

about you

to come

as the oldest thing

on the planet

for a while

where you’ll join

the oceans again

and say hello to the moon

that tries to pull you back

to the memory of home