Refuge

The Girl Named Galaxy

she casts a shadow on the
same side as the sun and
her soul is the
silhouette of space

I Couldn’t Keep Her

she said to meet her
on the sweeter
side of the sun

but I was on the sour
side of the moon

by the time I reached her

she had burned
for me long enough

where I thought
to find flowers
only grew fire 

Moon and Sun

Being with her was simple

like walking through the phases of the moon to her door and knocking until the birds sang

only then would she rise past the window across the ceiling and greet me on the other side

we shared her light for thirteen hours until she slipped beneath the covers of a darker sky

and I watched her sleep

knowing halfway around the world her dreams were a reality  

The All-Nighter // Josiah Coen