Moon after moon I have kept myself caged
Resisting a call to let go of my rage
Presenting as someone who’s all buttoned up
While fire and lava are coiled in my gut
Moon after moon I’ve subdued and I’ve smiled
Said all the right things, been tender and mild
While deep in me muscles are tensed like a spring
Pushing against all the magic I bring
Moon after moon I have broken my heart
Holding off revolution I’m meant to start
Wanting so deeply at least to fit in
While knowing as well I will face reckoning
Moon after moon I have stifled my cry
Covering, shuttering, closing third eye
Walking through life as if one who I’m not
So unaware of the time that I’ve got
Moon after moon here comes clarity
About who I am, about what I need
I stumble, I wander, I let myself crack
Instinctively knowing there’s no going back
Moon after moon I unpack all my fear
Agreeing to follow the call that I hear
Seeing my spirit, drawing her near
Bringing forth gifts that I’m meant to bear
Moon after moon I am coming undone
I’m wilding, I’m writhing, unleashing my sun
I sense more, I taste more, I dance to my tune
I welcome my rhythms, not a moment too soon
Moon after moon I unravel my truth
Free from the secrets I buried in youth
No longer frightened to be myself whole
No longer willing to play down my role
Moon after moon throwing head back to howl
Here are my sweet parts, here are my foul
Who’s this adventurer I’ve come to be?
Trusting in nature, I’m setting her free
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Poem by Alison Monette and copyright protected (rights are author’s). Photo is from Pexels. (Thank you, Alison 💖)
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