La Luna Roja


When I was very young 

I stayed at my uncle’s house 

In Southern Spain 

As the nights were so warm 

I shared the biggest bedroom 

With Ana Sol my much older cousin 

She was studying Political Theory 

At the university in the city

And rose early to catch the train 

My cousin had some strange habits 

One of which was standing fully naked 

In front of the great window 

In the middle of the night

Staring at the red moon 

I often watched her 

And to this day I am not aware 

Whether she cared or not 

When I moved back to England 

I lost contact with my cousins 

Which was sad as Ana Sol 

Vanished in the Amazon in 1996

Extensive searches were conducted 

At the time of her disappearance 

But she was never found 

Although recently reports have surfaced 

Of a wild white woman being seen 

In the area where was last seen alive