moonlight blue touch
(inspired by the film moonlight)
who is you, Chiron?
Little runnin’ through the cut
Liberty City Miami Florida
we’re gonna beat your faggot ass
the breeze flows in from the blue
Juan tells him let your head rest in my hand
relax i got you i promise i won’t let go
there you go 10 seconds right there
you in the middle of the world
Juan tells him just like you
runnin’ around no shoes on
the moon was out i was runnin’ hollerin’
cuttin’ a fool boy
the old lady said runnin’ around
catchin’ a lot of light
in moonlight black boys look blue
you blue that’s what i’m gonna call you Blue
you have to know who you really are
Kevin asks Chiron you cry?
i should have cried too much
i feel i’m gonna turn into drops
the breeze drifts in from the blue
the strand flutters gulls lift float down
black skin brown skin blue
Kevin cradles Chiron light fingers on his temple
Chiron breathes deep i’m sorry he says
what’s there to be sorry about? whispers blue
10 years pass
Kevin and Chiron meet in the diner
who is you, Chiron?
i’m dealin’ trappin’
Kevin says i’ve always done
what others wanted me to do
Chiron says you the only man
who ever touched me
the only one
the breeze drifts in from the blue
the strand flutters a gull lifts floats down
Kevin cradles Chiron
light fingers on his temple
Chiron breathes deep
he remembers Juan teaching him to swim
black boys look blue in moonlight