do me raw fleece
under the full moon

touch me soft light
toes curl
jaw drop

**** flower petal
don’t look
come strawberry stem
arch
under this skin

taste me like lemon
taste me in heaven’s gate
a backwoods trail

do me sacred
I’ll see you poppy field
too far to run

Be soft and evoke those who are
Let your eyes wander

Open yourself to this world despite its sharp edges
You will bleed, but you will heal
Some of us bleed with the moon anyway

do not feel the need to fill silence, it exists to bring peace and truth
but you must also speak your truth
You are blessed, glory
the light

Do not touch me with filthy hands
I am holy skin in blooming cocoon
My skin in jasmine; yours in blackberry
How can you fill me without looking
how can you feel me without knowing

You’re allowed to enjoy things
even though you are having a terrible time

You are allowed to feel pain
without being afraid

You are allowed to fear pain
it is never your fault that this world hurts you

We are all ancient
with past and future selves
Do you know who you have been inside of?
Who has been inside of you?
Who you have guarded your soul from or taken step to embrace
I feel all of them at once; I am stronger from this

When the screaming finally stops,
and you are left with yourself,
you must find a way to come to peace with that.
Be afraid to be alone,
but do it anyway
This is your way of loving

Wake up to the birds chirp
and truck engines rev
Despite all, I am still peaceful here
I still want melody and affection
but I do not need it to bloom