"Moon in Alaska," by Johanna Bogater

I learned to walk and ran into the sunset
I learned to speak and screamed all I could
I didn't know how to smile
Fish out of water

I learned to dance and twirled in the mirror
I learned to sing and moaned from my lungs
I never learned how to love
Moon in Alaska

I'll never forget how to take care of others
I won't ever stop knowing my friends
I don't care if I learn nothing more
Warmth of folded hands

I want to learn how to be happy
I want to sleep through the night
I want my life to be calm
Moon in Alaska


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