rich river
you're like the moon-
with the stars on your cheeks,
and the glimmer of your eyes,
i can say without a doubt,
that no matter how many constellations
occupy the night sky,
you will shine the brightest
of them all.
and though you change
throughout phases,
i love each one,
as they are all so different,
yet the same in the end.
each scar,
each imperfection on your skin,
i love,
for they are letters from your past,
mosaic, watercolor-
written in stylized cursive,
like the moon has it's craters.
i feel like a child
seeing snow for the first time
when i have the privilege
to gaze upon your beauty,
and you might say i stare too much,
but how could
i ever look away?
you are always the first
to captivate my eyes
in the portals of the night.
in a world full of
celestial and ethereal views,
you are the most radiant,
the most important,
the most beautiful one.
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