#18: Full Moon (Poetry)

Full moon

I surrender

I lay down before you

For you are my alarm

Waking the sinister side of me

You shine down on my skin

And my transformation begins

When a quiet man

Becomes a ravenous beast

When a modest woman

Is recreated as a lustful vixen

Full moon

I surrender

Full moon

You tempt me

You unleash the animal within

For you are my drug

Coursing through my veins

And I feel you bring me to life

My soft skin becomes rough and laced with fur

My eyes no longer see the everyday lies

I see the dangerous truths

Full moon

You tempt me

Full moon

I bow to you

I give you my present life

In return for immortality

That reconnects me to nature

I’ll defend your light

And protect your world

I’ll heed your call

And preserve my kind

Full moon

You set me free.