I swam up to the moon through a sea of stars
And I opened the window so I could hear the cars
The bridge cut the light into flashes and flares
And my parents' voices hummed through the dark
I remember thinking we could be anywhere
At my right hand, Ursa, the bear
My feet cold in the San Francisco Bay
And Orion's belt bright in my hair
The moon leaned forward as if to say
Come to me, sing to me
The moon leaned forward as if to say
Come to me, sing to me
And the glow dissolved into edges and shapes
The stars gave way to landscapes
And as my eyes adjusted, the pale moon became
The face of my mother as she tucked me in
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