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# The Moon Behind A Cloud
- URL: https://elacrain.com/writing/the-moon-behind-a-cloud/
- Published: 2019-11-21T12:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-04T09:47:00.000Z
- Author: Ela Crain
- Tags: #writing, POEMS (SORT OF)

A knock on my door  
in the middle of the night.  
Who is it?

A window opens  
in a room that was locked.  
Anyone there?

The phone rings.  
I hesitate.  
Hello?

My dog barks  
as if there’s a stranger in the room  
but she’s looking at me.

I see myself in the mirror,  
half-there, half-not.

Not fading, just not ready  
to step into the light.

Too scared to shine,  
too stubborn to be put out,  
too restless to stay stuck.

I just hide.  
Like the moon behind a thick cloud.