the forgiving moon

Tell me your secrets

Whisper them close

Into my ear

Under the cover

Of a soft dark night

Let these revelations fall

Like cosmic dew

On a soul that is thirsting

For open hearted clarity

Let me show you charity

Because I know what it is to suffer

All alone in silence

Drowning under the weight

Of all those things

You do not dare to share

And your secrets

Are safe with me

They will rest here

After you unburden them

As we bid goodbye to painful things

Drawing comfort from

Each other

Befriending pain

Releasing shame

Beneath the silvery light

Of the forgiving moon