Illuminatrix - Kira Rosemarie

poetry ☆

poetry ☆

A keeper of the crossroads,

she bears my lantern when the way is lost—

which, so often, it is,

even under a full moon in all three realms.

Crowned with oak, a forest,

a savior in saffron—

liquid fire lights me from within

I the lantern, I the wanderer.

When my footsteps stick softly to tile

as I wake in the night for a drink,

I’m walking only through sleep.

Hecate passes me again to Morpheus.

At dawn I’ll be passed back to her,

adrift again, searching

for the illuminatrix—

becoming her myself.

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Kira Rosemarie (she/her) is an artist and writer from Kentucky currently living in South Florida with her husband, her cat Duchess, and her dog Marchesa. Her work has been published in Paraselene, La Piccioletta Barca, 805 Lit + Art, and others. Her debut chapbook, "Moon/Season," was published by Bottlecap Press in 2022. She works with multiple local poetry organizations, including Miami Poetry Club and O, Miami. Follow Kira on Instagram @busy_witch.