Episode 336

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1st Apr 2026

When the Moon is full by GiGi | One Poem Only

One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now.

When the Moon is full

GiGi

When the Moon is Full,
She never holds Me by the hand.

She grabs right behind the
gape of My neck and
drags me to all I've been avoiding.

When the Moon is Full,
She never whispers in My ear.

She screams at the top of Her lungs,
so loud, that her rasping voice awakens
the aliens in outer space; now peering from
their spaceships.

When the Moon is Full,
She never glides across the sky.

She anchors through the clouds
beaming directly for
everyone and everything in Her path.

When the Moon is Full,
She is never dainty but always true.

She smiles from above,
sneering at everything You thought You knew about Her,
and reminding you of exactly who You are

More from GiGi ↓

  1. @thegigirising on Threads
  2. Her books, The Scorpio Rising and The Marilyn Rising: Letters to Marilyn
  3. She has a new book coming soon The California Rising: Poems from San Francisco to LA

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One Poem Only
I'm Maggie Devers, and each day I'll read you a poem-nothing more, nothing less. No analysis, no noise-just a little space to listen.
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