Five Planets in Scorpio

It has to do with depth. And breadth. And our place in the thick of things.

It has to do with moments of seeing the stars,

the sensation of rising, of being lifted into

an unfiltered interpretation of alignments and irregularities,

while feeling one's feet firmly ensconced in the center of the Earth.

Welcome to my world.

Where there is rarely a day of ease and joy

as I seem compelled to bring what seems most true

up into the world of overwhelming distraction.

It's not getting any easier.

I wish it was.