Facts About The Moon And Star

I wrote this while my boyfriend was deployed and I was really missing him. We love the movie It's A Wonderful Life. In particular the "you want the moon?" scene...

I decided to write a poem about a moon and star :)

Facts About The Moon And Star 

After "Facts About The Moon" by Dorianne Laux 

A massive shimmering sphere of plasma held together by gravity. 

Its interior power prevents it from collapsing under its own gravity. 

The star scopes out the gargantuan ball of iron 

Mantle 

Nickel 

Oxygen 

Potassium 

Sulfur 

Uranium 

And sighs at its presence. If the moon is there, she is there. Right? 

The star wants to tell the moon that its presence, not the inner pressure within her, prevents her from collapsing. 

But it's too far away like 

A woman away from the man she loves with a sky between them that is 

Unbearable. 

The fact that they share the same sky is comforting. Looking up they see 

The same moon. 

The same star.