]you wrote your suicide note on a tarot card
and cut your wrists with crystals
when you forgot to set
your affirmation
your world is
spherical
i promised that i’d kiss your circles
when our love became cancer
i will bathe you in moonwater
and fill your lungs with pebbles
it is your obsession to be clean—
but my brown palms will stain
your virgin skin
your mouth will leak silver and
i will lick it with the waning sun
i will call you lunar and sleep in your crescent
you are
half woman
half planet
full of holes
and beautiful
Carina Stopenski is a queer writer, librarian, and teacher based out of Pittsburgh, PA. They hold a BFA in Creative Writing and a Master of Library Science, and are currently in pursuit of a Master of Arts in Literary and Cultural Studies. Their work has been featured in or is forthcoming in Beyond Queer Words, 1932 Quarterly, and Pennsylvania’s Best Emerging Poets, among others. Their work focuses on embodiment, queer longing, ecofeminism, and transhumanist perspectives.