Under the Lonely Moon
A Poem
What is this world that we wander in?
What is this great wasteland around us?
Why are we forced to endure it?
Why must we suffer the pain and agonies?
Under the Lonely Moon
We walk down this road
Illuminated by the light
Of the Lonely Moon
That shines on us from the day we're born
Until the day we die
Surrounded by crystalline trees
Yearning to reach the Lonely Moon
Only to fall back in despair
Like a dog reaching for the stars
Only to fall back to earth with nothing
This great gap that lies
Between Heaven and Earth
That we yearn to bridge
We are all born
With a desire to protect what we hold dear
Even if it means Sacrificing ourselves
And allowing our blood to flow
To satisfy the sands' thirst
For rains that come with blood
We are all born alone
We all die alone
Our lives are spent trying to escape the Loneliness
Only to find a never-ending Loneliness
That extends to the very center of our being
And drowns us in a pit of grief
What are you willing to do?
Out of desperation to escape
Would you be willing to Sacrifice everything?
Would you be like the Shark?
And swim unceasingly
Giving up rest
Would you be like the Wolf?
And hunt for a pack
Giving up identity
To escape this Loneliness
I am willing to become
Someone divided
And yet the question remains
When you Sacrifice your wholeness
For the sake of gaining companionship
Do you truly have companions?
Is the figure next to you a companion?
Or is it just your shadow?
Walking with you
On this Lonely Road
That is paved with Sacrifice
Under the Lonely Moon
You look up into the sky
You look at the Lonely Moon
The Lonely Moon looks back at you
Both understanding Loneliness
We walk alone down the Road
Under the Lonely Moon
If we force others to make Sacrifices
Then one day we will be forced to Sacrifice
There's no such thing as a world without Sacrifice
In our Loneliness and Sacrifice
We experience grief
We experience pain
We experience hope
What is at the end of the road?
Is it a different tomorrow?
Or is it a similar yesterday?
There's only one way to know
We must press forward
And bear the weight of the chains
Of Loneliness
Of Sacrifice
That is trying to weigh us down
Under the Lonely Moon
At the end of the road
I see another road begin
Hand-in-hand, we walk down this road together
Shrugging off the chains
Of Loneliness
Of Sacrifice
We no longer have to suffer Loneliness
We no longer have to Sacrifice
We can just be our true selves
Free to Laugh
Free to Cry
Free to Love
In the knowledge that
We are together
Laughing and crying
Healing in the balm of friendship
Healing in the balm of Love
Defiant
Free
No longer in pain
No longer in turmoil
Forever in peace
On this new road together
We stand together and howl
Under the Lonely Moon
A.N.: When I wrote the story "Under the Lonely Moon" it was a rather difficult time for me. However, the solace I found in my friends and writing about Starrk and Harribel helped me get through it. I only recently decided to expand the poem that heads each section in the story. I'm quite proud of "Under the Lonely Moon" and is a personal favorite of mine.
Official Song: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day
Remember: if you feel alone, then think about what Starrk realized as he fell to Earth: "I AM NOT ALONE, I AM NOT ALONE, I AM NOT ALONE ANYMORE". None of us are truly alone.