shedding skin

like a snake molting

old compulsions fall away

timidly step into the dawn of a new soleil

shifting seasons demand sacrifice

so I'm giving up coping crutches

drawing on Saturnian discipline

libido downward-sloping

but still craving touches

coffee spiced with cardamom & cinnamon

~~~

Lilith teases with glee, in her devastating tongue

commands forcefully:

"you are responsible for your own healing"

no plant, person, nor program to reach towards

all alone I'm left reeling

heartfelt prose too revealing

I stumble to my knees

begging for relief, hating my dis-ease

~~~

in dreams I'm held softly by unnamed arms

old friends prepare feasts to nourish the soul

seeds flower by the vibrant light of Mars

and for those few restful moments I am whole.

~~~

Lakshmi offers unending abundance

I ask for just three blessings,

she is ready to bestow thousands

stop limiting yourself, child

based in a small sense of self-worth

can you see vast opprotunity streatched out ahead?

or are you muddling,

vision obscured amongst thicket instead?