The looking down upon,
Through wisps of cloud and contrail,
Column dust and blizzard snow,
Factory plume and bomb smoke -
We barely spoke
Before the border, no
Negotiation tactic, no
Diplomatic maneuver -
Though a gem is beautiful,
Like you,
Someone will purify it -
Shine a light through it -
Make a weapon of it -
And transform you from a gentle prophet
To a killing machine -
There’s a lunar surface rarely seen -
There’s a face on it -
Maybe God’s,
Maybe Indifference -
Favoring a known darkness
Away from us.
Kelly Vinal
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/moon-face-back/