half an hour to midnight
my world is sleeping tight

i toss n turn

watch the rhythm

rise and fall of breathing belly
a silent mate -

I m committed to belong

with solid vows in matrimony.

He sleeps oblivious

as I alone

lie next to none

aware more than ever

of emptiness beyond
my lonesome heart

that struggles hard to resist
the last kindles of flickering fire
from being extinguished
as I face perpetual dilemna:

to be, or not to be -

in love without expectation?

Then ...

a car whizzes past

the street I live, the house

which is home to me, at last
has its silence broken

The screech of brakes
on quiet residential road

state to me with wilful intent -

cheer up now
reach for windows:

a starry sky is set aglow

it is without the moon tho'.

It may be
soulless without the moon
countless comets, stars and planets
but see so gracely 

They light
the night's courtyard, 

Yo!

No issues now
let moon to rest
I'll focus outward 

on many more
that shine beside
they breath and blaze
to share with me
their nights and days
with needs and thoughts

filled to brim, waiting to
listen and be listened to

seeking to share

life's foul and fair

I'll get on 

and spread wings to explore
turn and speak
to those who care
for a soliloquy.