Suzanne Nielsen, 'Sharing Moonlight'
Sharing Moonlight
Ruth has not heard from her cave-searching son
in 59 days. Not knowing how things are going
amidst the Afghan terrain causes her to sleep less,
eat more, bite her nails with enthusiasm,
and play with her hair. Yesterday she
pronounced that she was shaving her head
and surrendering to silk-lined gloves for
her own protection.
Regarding her sleep patterns she
insists on consulting the moon.
After all it’s the same moon that hovers
over her offspring 6,981.97 miles from the
Minneapolis boarder-the same moon
he sneaks peeks of while
she’s pretending to sleep.
By Suzanne Nielsen
Ruth has not heard from her cave-searching son
in 59 days. Not knowing how things are going
amidst the Afghan terrain causes her to sleep less,
eat more, bite her nails with enthusiasm,
and play with her hair. Yesterday she
pronounced that she was shaving her head
and surrendering to silk-lined gloves for
her own protection.
Regarding her sleep patterns she
insists on consulting the moon.
After all it’s the same moon that hovers
over her offspring 6,981.97 miles from the
Minneapolis boarder-the same moon
he sneaks peeks of while
she’s pretending to sleep.
By Suzanne Nielsen