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NEW MOON
from Calliope 2023
by Marianapolis
I do not feel whole Part of me has been torn apart You can see where they tore it Where the bones beneath my eyes are visible
And my ribs jut through my stomach
Creating craters upon my body
I am like a moonless sky You know where the moon should be But you do not know if it will ever come back
If all you are left with are stars
Thousands of miles away And destined to explode
The moon is not always whole It chooses to not show itself always To give part but not whole Maybe I am just choosing not to show myself But it feels lost Sucked into a black hole
Destined to suck the rest of me up with it