Goddess Poem by RIC BASTASA

goddess of the moon
you descend upon my humble beginnings

you kiss me
to my surprise
my body rises above the shadows
of these hills

you take me away
from my roots and like a flower
you take me by your hand

i am cut and though i love you
i bleed

i am human and i cry
i am human and i still long for my land
my roots still miss the soil of my birth and my origin

goddess of the moon
you have wings to fly

look at me
i have none

and so even if you love me
and even if i love you
grant me my wish

to be home again.

for i am just human
and wings have i none.