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When the Moon is full
GiGi
When the Moon is Full,
She never holds Me by the hand.
She grabs right behind the
gape of My neck and
drags me to all I've been avoiding.
When the Moon is Full,
She never whispers in My ear.
She screams at the top of Her lungs,
so loud, that her rasping voice awakens
the aliens in outer space; now peering from
their spaceships.
When the Moon is Full,
She never glides across the sky.
She anchors through the clouds
beaming directly for
everyone and everything in Her path.
When the Moon is Full,
She is never dainty but always true.
She smiles from above,
sneering at everything You thought You knew about Her,
and reminding you of exactly who You are
More from GiGi ↓
- @thegigirising on Threads
- Her books, The Scorpio Rising and The Marilyn Rising: Letters to Marilyn
- She has a new book coming soon The California Rising: Poems from San Francisco to LA
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Mentioned in this episode:
Write After: National Poetry Month with One Poem Only
Write After is a way to encourage poets to listen and write, and use National Poetry Month to highlight how listening to poetry makes us better poets. I know I write the best when I’m surrounded by beautiful poetry–it’s part of the reason I created this podcast, and I want to encourage others to share this practice.
We'll get started in April. You can share to #WriteAfterOPO.
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