"five stars, would fall in love again"
for my homegirl Justine

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A fairy knight, a vampire prince
it matters not which form, or look, or fit,
it is obvious to anyone with eyes to see,
that through your many shapes you evince
the best of the star-stuff that make us all.
One is blessed to see your joy,
to witness such surfeit of humanity.
Even when you wore the serpent crown of Medusa,
a terrible beauty meant to turn the world to stone,
I know I could not look away.
I would gladly meet that ruinous gaze,
rooted to the earth by the undeniable gravity of you.
Your works, and deeds, your gently crafted screeds,
inspire a wanting that outstrips whatever skin you wear,
such a desperate pull left in your wake,
drawing me relentlessly closer
to the bright, burning center of who you are.
