gemini

the first time i met you,
you were dressed like the moon.
a slender crescent
to the night's blinding sky,
revolving around
nocturnal thoughts.

at that moment,
i sent a prayer to the stars
for you to replace
the darkness of my mind
and emerge,
full and luminous,
with lucid light.

that night,
i was blindsided
by my desire's unfolding,

so i squinted
to hold on to a slippery dream
as the tides rose quickly through my body
and you lay,
glowing and magnificent,
overcoming
the atmosphere.