FULL MOON ON TOP OF A CHAMPAGNE PALM'S TIP

we are always
confronted with facades
just as the first thing that the body
shows is the face,

we know the rules of engagement
we go on the surface first
take things at face value
we know how time goes by like another stranger
inside that bus that comes out with us
together
speechless, thinking about other things
moving towards another private destination
and so it is true we only get what we see
the sad truth however is
we are not taking anything
not even our own.