take a look up
into the dark abyss of the sky.
into the twinkling shimmering
expanse of our galaxy,
and look for the moon
to know how i am.

for i hold resemblance
with the many faces of the moon.

i am the bright shining circle
up at the distance.
i am the cheerful ball
reflecting what i receive.
i provide the glint of moonlight over the seas.
i provide the inspiration to many poets and artists.

but i might deceive.

the energy channeled by the sun
when starts to fade i lose my glow.
i go to gibbous to half to crescent and none.
because no happiness lasts for too long.

i go to half bright where i might
start to lose out on around me,
where i might fall out of discussions
and find myself shining less brightly.

and as i reach my crescent
my smile wont replicate with the
curve of my phase,
and i might just sit down and start
counting my days;
until i'll be swallowed by the darkness itself
i call home,
by the stars and skies where i revolve around.

Just like the new moon
I too disappear for a while
But i am hardly noticed
until you look up at the sky.
and sooner or later
i might get off the dark cage
and regain my lost glory
and i might come around
as brightly as you last ever saw me

because i am new
and afresh and i am here to be
and i go with the obligations
but to return is a choice
and don't you worry if i might
be gone for a while long
because just as the moon i am
bound to come

but if you are the sky gazer
you'd know how I've been
from my best till the worst
from the brightest to my gloom
for i hold resemblance
with the many faces of the moon.