Anchor

As I stare into the sky

And ponder the holes

in the inky black space

filled with stars

winking at me,

And the moon staring at me

I realize the moon is a mouth

gaping at me.

Trying to swallow me whole

But I won’t let it.

Because I have an anchor

To hold me on this terrestrial realm

Away from the moons

 powerful gaze.

Even when the moon is gone

And the sun is ablaze

I have an anchor

To keep me alive

What fun is death,

If I leave you behind?