The sky was the blue-black of the deep ocean
Its edges tinged with soft blue by the horizon
And I wheel by in my Toyota Celica
The pale full moon up in the sky
“Look for the lucky rabbit in the moon”
I hear
I cannot find it.
The rabbit is hidden beneath the rising plumes of smoke
Why are you so dirty?
I ask him silently
Why is your pale face speckled with gray?
Why are you smudged with black?
Why do the clouds of ash and fumes hide your white light?
He doesn’t answer me.
I look for his friends in the sky
The blue black once dotted with stars
Is now an empty expanse.
Where have you gone?
I ask them
Why do you disappear under the bursting light of the city?
Why do you hide under the blinding headlights?
Why can I only see your faded light
Through the exhaust of the cars beside me?
They don’t answer me.
I’ll wipe away the gray, blow away the smoke,
I tell them
You will shine once again.
