The Moon
By Alexandria Kirkwood Enosh
I think I’m in love with the moon.
Cold. Distant. Inviting.
The way it slowly gives itself over
to the darkness
until it is completely overcome by shadow.
Content to be wrapped into
a starry embrace.
Turning and turning,
shrinking and contorting
until it is nothingness.
And then, slowly . . . sensually,
it winks back into existence,
a sliver of silver blood
peeking from behind the curtain.
Slowly, confidently proclaiming
its arrival
until it is swollen with light.
The Empress. The Goddess.
The brightest fucking thing in the sky.
It craves the darkness but does not need it.
It whispers to the many stars,
but does not need them to reply.
Alex Kirkwood Enosh is a graduate of the Vet Tech program at SUNY Canton. Alex participated in SPECTRUM whilst a student in 2013-2015 and considers it an honor to have served as Interim President of the club for six months during that time. She now lives with her wife and a zoo of animals in Troy, NY. Alex would like to thank Marianne DiMarco-Temkin and Dr. Melissa Lee for bolstering her self-confidence and letting her know that she is allowed to belong and be her full, unapologetic self.