Pisces Meets the Gemini

Written by Jordan Nishkian
Artwork: “Last Embrace” by Matthew Melendrez

You, my air,

you bury me—

hold me under,

carry me with you.

When my knees betray my heavy bones,

hold me, and I’ll release into you like water,

lapping and ebbing over you

in towering waves.

I’ll spill into you; filling

open spaces with currents.

We meld, creating

gorgeous chaos in our midst—

mist becomes our blanket,

and tidepools brim with life

seeking shelter from the crash—

fearsome, in the way

oceans erode

and rattle mountains.