the sun and the moon
the star and the satellite
they would not meet anytime soon
but no one can describe how much they’re alike
the earth’s task is to divert
from what seems like the most forceful attraction
though the sun is an extrovert
still it fails to capture the moon’s affection
the sun will never stop illuminating light
for its soulmate to dance in bright
though in the end, the earth will receive
still the sun will always resist
one small step for man
the moon now is just a wasteland
you know the time has ended
they pursue you then leave you stranded
three years is far too long
only for them to have no obstruction
and seven minutes is way too short
when it takes eight for a conversation
but they were created perfect
even Hawking couldn’t change their destiny
perhaps in the future they will meet
that one fine day would eventually be
the poem portrays parallel meanings of love, humanity and divine existence
mainly focusing on a hopeless romantic narration with "the sun" personating the protagonist role
also conveyed are metaphors of a non-reciprocal relationship, told in a description of the remorseless and condescending attempt by humans in colonising the space
stanza one
the sun and the moon are two totally different creations
one is a star while the other is... well a moon
they're separated by a distance of 150 million kilometres
but that doesn't stop the destiny to materialise
just like humans;
Adam and Eve are also distinct to each other
one is male and another is female
and they were also separated far away after downgraded to Earth
but that too, didn't stop the destiny to materialise
stanza two
ending the narrative on Adam and Eve,
this stanza tells more about the cliché love dilemma
the earth seems like a more plausible option for the moon
considering the distance that is much nearer
the earth became a diversion for the moon
despite the sun being the centre of everything
stanza three
the sun will always radiates its love and affection
for the moon to dance gracefully in the bright light it received
even though the sun knows, eventually the moon will only dance for the earth
reflecting the earth light (love) for nights light that it received from the sun
stanza four
"one small step for man" is referring to the first words said by the first man in the moon
the earthlings once was very keen to pursue the moon
it became everyone's dream to go there once upon a time
now? there is nothing there but rockets and probes debris
a wasteland
that humans from the earth have thrown there to rot
stanza five
the closest the sun can get to seeing the moon is during solar eclipses
which only happens roughly once every 3 years
and the duration of the solar eclipse is only 7 minutes and 31 seconds at tops
29 seconds short of the time taken for sun's light to reach the moon
that means they will never get the chance
to really see each other in a simultaneous fixed time-dimension
stanza six
believing in a creed where doomsday is inevitable
it is the reason why the moon and the sun were created the way they were created
the whole universe is bound to coalesce
and that will be the only time
where the moon and the sun meet as the perfect vengeance
that concludes an ending for humanity
the sun will never stop illuminating light for its soulmate to dance in bright
if you ever find someone like the sun
someone that loves you unconditionally
but at the same time values your freedom
please...
take care of them
because they are indeed
one in a million.
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