A Poem From the Animus

What I Love About You

by Nikki Starcat Shields

Your willingness to continually

Show up for yourself

and your dreams.

The way we danced

the tango

last night,

tangled in drifts

of potential.

How clearly you see

your fears.

The friends you don’t

see anymore

but still care about.

Waking up hungry

for more life.

You manifest like a poet.

You write wild

and live tame.

You’re open to change

and steeped

in habit.

Your soul dances

to rhythms

that have never yet

been played.

Your darkness guides you

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