Darryl Willis’ most recent poem to appear here was “Anna’s Children” (June 2017)

Goodnight, Goodbye
By Darryl Willis

For Brittany

Goodnight Moon was the story I read
you as you fell asleep in my arms.
I couldn’t bear to let you go
even to tuck you in. I know
too soon the moon would fall and
the sun would rise and you’d be gone,
all grown up with places to go.