I loved that full moon tonight…or maybe
it was last night…they crush together these
days, don’t they…like brakeless cars gone crazy
on lightless freeways…Got an email…pleased
I was…more than pleased really…from an old
New York friend who saved my life…more times than
I can count…would tell me the truth…ice cold…
when I couldn’t see or feel it…Great man
he is…to me…One night…opened his book…
read just two lines…words turning me away
from suicide…like strong, gentle arms…shook
me awake from a final nightmare…Say
that moon’s a lover…bright heart you hope to win
as Dinah sings…“I got you under my skin”…
Roger Armbrust
May 6, 2020
