The Lady in the Moon by Kaitlyn Zhang

For as long as the stars cast their luminescence

Staring into the vast infinite emptiness, 

Glimpsing only lanterns of the Mid-Autumn Festival essence

With the nights everlasting– 

Forever entrapped by the heaven’s embrace

Chang’e, thief of the Elixir of Life!

Condemned to an endless dance of immortality

Entangled in the celestial prison of her own billowing sleeves 

Rivers of her endless tears, muddling the boundaries of her lunar prison

The moon casts her forlorn gaze

Oh, Chang’e, enchanting but lonely

Continue your dance amongst the stars for only eternity