like the moon..

always cold always icy..you would never associate warmth with it.
but when the night is darkest and no other sources of light are available..you know you could always count on it to be there to show you the way..

after every 10 steps..you realise the moon is always there at the corner of your eye..following you..
but in truth you are the one who is stationary..and the mobile moon orbiting around you..

when you first take a look at it..you thought it's the nicest thing you have actually seen for a while..
until you take a step back and realise that in the background..there are stars out there shining in the dark night sky.

the nicest way to look at it is through the reflection of the water surface..serene..tranquil..
but there are trying times when all you could manage are broken fragments of a beautiful sight..denied by turbulent waves or a strong wind..

it provides you with an additional companion when you're all alone in the night..in the shape of a shadow..
but when you're under shelter..away from the moon..hiding in the dark..your shadow leaves you..and you find yourself all alone..

a story is told generations upon generations that if you point at the moon..your ears will get cut..
but you'll always be unsure if there is truth in it because you wouldn't take the risk of pointing at it directly..not wanting to face the wrath of the myth..

you look through the astronomy text and you realise there are more than 1 moon in the universe..
but you can't seem to understand how other planets can have more than 1 moon in the orbit..

and just like almost every other thing..
it doesn't remain the same..the sight of it always ranging from a full circle to a crescent..

at times when you thought it will be there to accompany you for the night..
it's most likely to disappoint you by hiding behind the cover of the clouds..

it's just something ordinary..like how the sun is to us in the day..or how a fluorescent lamp is in the night..
but it's more than that for the tides of the sea are affected by the presence of it..

a simple sight..always taken for granted..to be there by your side..
would you ever realise how things could be a little different should it no longer exists?