Because I am a Capricorn, I will not be drinking tea during the revolution of pinwheel desires.
I may crush this smoky wave perfectly for myself.
I will find my dancing shoes to be red or silver or gold.
Because I am a Capricorn, my visions are of the summer earth and winter sky.
I thrust my willfulness into my atomic awakenings.
I witness the carnal storms that riptide through us.
Because I am a Capricorn, there is salt on the kitchen table.
I build my heart beats with titanium deliberations.
I seize this pandemonium of us and sing.
Because I am a Capricorn, this riot of magnolias will be blooming on the trees.
Justice will write a book on pain.
I will eat the wild strawberries at just the right time.
Claire Donohue Roof is an assistant professor of English at Ivy Tech Community College, South Bend, Indiana. She teaches English Composition and Intro to Creative Writing. Her poems have appeared in the DeepWater Literary Journal, CaKe, A Journal of Poetry and Art, and the Common Ground Review, A Poetry Journal. She has also had a poem accepted for publication in Pirene’s Fountain, A Journal of Poetry 10th Anniversary Edition for Fall, 2018. She teaches English Composition and Introduction to Creative Writing.