Free Write Friday: gemini & stress

a couple of poems inspired by the gemini new moon and um... life

and with this new moon

i release you

forgive, but don’t forget

with a graceful gemini heart

summer’s sweet air serenades you

Darling, this is where i found you

hiding in the shadow…

…of the new moon

Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash

There’s bite marks on my hand

How did they get there?

It’s a mystery, a small crease, just barely known

Are they remnants from the pain of betrayal?

Or the panic of a deadline that has passed?

Surely, it’s not from a torrid affair

Those were never meant to last

Maybe it’s the stress catching up with me

It’s finally taking its toll

Leaving its marks all over me

More of a vessel than soul

Breathing the life back into me

Remembering there’s more than fight, flight, or freeze

Endings are natural, and change is eternal

What we don’t deal with, the body still sees

My thumb touches the marks tenderly

Another mystery unresolved

But now there’s a plan of action

Another reason to carry on

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What is Free Write Friday? It’s a chance for writers (and non-writers!) to try something new, share a first draft, and get something they wouldn’t normally put out into the world. Plus, I’m a sucker for alliterations.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.