New Moon Light*

Imaginings of Light,
image created by Thomas Fideler using AI

NEW MOON LIGHT*

New moon shining, mere imaginings of light,
just as delusive dreams of refuge
promise deeply kissed respite,
and passionate words of longing,
diffuse at desperate height.

But the kiss, the hope, the dream —

It never yields what it might,
for asylum gained from self,
is asylum from the light,
sacrificing soul and spirit
for wanton love by night.

^{Thomas Fideler}
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*The phase of the Moon, called the New Moon is the phase in which the Moon is in darkness, because the side of the moon facing Earth is unlit by the sun, so the title is an irony. This poem is in reference to the nature and deception of justifying and rationalizing sin, that is, behavior (e.g. unfaithfulness in marriage) that is harmful and destructive to all who are involved and victims of its collateral effect.