November 4, 2021 to November 18, 2021
from the new moon to the full moon in Scorpio
sugarcoat
The sugarcoat fairy has a white wand that sprays a sweet powder onto desserts, glass rims, and hard truths.
Often followed by the elusive tooth fairy who sneaks in to collect your teeth and the occasional sock.
fingerprint
fingerprint
o your voice
unlocks
cliche
ridges, whorls
veins, shape
disturbs the air
in a lover’s mouth
vowels
of
admission
quicken, thicken
the formant
folds deep
in throat
open and close
tremerous
sympathetic
bones and body
lash and tongue
How fast you move, swift Mercury
how slowly your myth wanes
Appearing to regress backward
as you pass in retrograde
Venus relaxes on cowslip wine
made from the primrose
of youth, when a paused
message of love was new
saga
“Sorry about that! It’s a monthly saga. She sought help but her insurance might as well be a coupon for 10% off Midol.
Her support group changed locations without telling her and, oh no.., I can’t find my wallet—“
“GO!” The clerk said, standing in the rubble. “LEAVE!”
dormant
“The term ghosting is an insult to ghosts.”
Cere cut deep into the burning bush, removing dead weight from the dormant plant to stimulate growth in the spring.
“All you can do is treat yourself better than that—care well for yourself—and love comes back. New love.”
hypothetical implores
It hurts. The expectation.
But it was a lipless hypothetical notion.
A narrative unspoken neither guides nor implores action to reach that forever ending, where pride belongs to everyone.
plumes resolve
plumes of lament
$2k in car repairs
filigreed wreathy elegy
time = money + interest
shearing scytheless stylist
resolve mends or ends
in determination
thoughts
like a fresh
haircut
normalize
“Not everything has to be normalized. You don’t comb the beach looking for the least exceptional rock.” I looked at Ash. “Sorry, the graveyard, seeking unremarkable stones.”
Something like a smile broke through Ash’s stolid face. “Or the bones of sane people.”
shame
I’m a firestarter
A ram bored with shame
Blood cut off from tight reins
Cold hand fumbles matchstick
A shrug-off warms up
this sympathy dance
Great romance cues
the strings, notes
like tears drop
Douse a flame
Relax the grip
gentled baton
