velvet moon

like a dream you wander
through the side of you
that gathers shadows best

but it’s in the time
in between moments
that scratch at you
and die off as ashes,
your secret revealed
when i sleep

your path is you, you know
so follow it

© r.e.l. 5/27/11

image by simsha

Posted for Poetry Potluck 5/29-6/4/11 on Jingle Poetry