Moonless Night

She lay in bed.
The darkness swirled in her head.
She said in a whisper, Take me.
Don't let me go alone.

A gentle breeze passed by her window.
The moon, sleepy.
The stars were covered in dust.
The darkness stretched everywhere.

With a shadow in her mind, she begged the light to come to her.
Greedy, thirsty for love.
She repeated, don't let me go alone.

Her tears carried her scent to the breeze.
A stormy wind shook the solid room.
Don't let me go alone.
Take me to the light behind the shallow wall.

However,
The darkness continued.
She drifted slowly into the sleepy, moonless night.

Shahla Latifi
January 2025