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The moon and its absence

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Don't be so sad, he kept thinking to to himself. The feeling will go away soon. Or maybe it is here to stay.  He was tired.  He was exhausted. He looked out at the expanse of the sky and the only thing staring back at him in all its brightness was the moon. "Who are you?" he asked as if expecting a reply from the gigantic body. And then he heard the reply," I am the light you seek in the darkness" "You aren't living, how can you speak?" He said as he checked if the Moon showed any signs of movement .  "But I am speaking and you are listening aren't you? " "You are just a figment of my imagination." He said to the Moon. "Well it's pretty arrogant of you to think that the Moon is your imagination. " came the reply. " I will close my eyes and this will all end" he said as he closed his eyes. When he opened his eyes.       It was gone the Moon and the Voice.  But in its ABsence he felt a longing for the p...