The Puerto Rican Literature Project

Once upon a time

the stars tried

to make love to the moon,

but they failed.

The sun tried it too.

Even Jupiter, Pluto,

and the rest of the planets

tried it for millions of years.

But they failed.

The moon was too strong.

She kept her virginity,

until one day the U.S.A.

took poor people’s money

and sent three men to

rape Miss Moon.

Now the moon is not

a virgin anymore.

It is known all over the world.

People’s eyes were all on the

space in the blue sky where the

moon stood naked in front of

three strangers and looked

at them take her secrets.

Yes, her secrets that for so long

she kept for the lovers of peace.