Brought To My Knees Moon

Brought To My Knees Moon

New Moon  March 10, 2024

The war

In our hearts

Goes on

Small faraway moon

We are blessed beyond

The sayable

And still I confess

The pain of compassion

Interrupts another day

The vast dark infinite

Hummingbird lightning

This seed of peace

Is there a secret

Buried in the sky

Dear faraway moon

Send a drink

Of milk

Warm as spring

Thank you

I’m sorry

I love you

Poem by Qayyum Johnson

Painting by Suiko McCall. Day 59/100, 2022. Walnut, rusty nails, and black ink on paper, 10×10″. Prints available at suiko.art.