THE MOON I MISSED
By Lori D'Angelo
My son asleep in too small pajamas.
Head on the pillow, arm outstretched.
Breathing rhythmically, while the dog
licks its paws. It's warm now, but we
don't yet need to blast cold through
the house, drafts like the touch of a
ghost. In summer, we might crank up
the AC when the rooms becomes hot
with bodies. Now an in-between time,
nice one day, nasty the next. I struggle
with not wanting to wake up at 5 a.m.
With daylight savings time, mornings
are darker, days light later. Last night,
I stared but did not take a picture of the
full moon. I suppose I thought, there will
be another one soon, but, in thinking that,
how many moments am I just missing?
Lori D'Angelo is a grant recipient from the Elizabeth George Foundation and an alumna of the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley. Recent work has appeared in Beaver Magazine, Bullshit Lit, Chaotic Merge, Ellipsis Zine, Idle Ink, JAKE, Litmora, Rejection Letters, Thin Veil Press, and Voidspace. Find her on Twitter and Bluesky @sclly21 or Instagram and Threads at lori.dangelo1. She lives in Virginia with her family.