You will carry on a conversation with the fireflies of July,
and their words, translated in the form of glow-beats,
will stain your tongue with their acidic truth.
You will grow so lonely that at some point you will call up
a complete stranger and want to know what they are making
for dinner, and somehow, whether it is frozen pizza
or fettuccine alfredo, this answer will make you feel less alone.
You will rely on strangers’ glances to make you feel whole.
You will try to time your “monthly gift" to be in sync with
every equinox, but will eventually realize that seasons
and blood ties do not coincide.
You will fall in love with a man and will want to destroy
everything in your path to get to him, but will come
to the conclusion that rubble always blocks
the road to the person you love the most.
You will use your fingers as needles and your words as thread,
and these will make one lucky person very happy
after you learn the right combination of touch and speak.
You will want to swallow regret like a string of firecrackers
so it will light up your internal organs and remind you
of things that are better left in the past and unrepeated.
You will seek comfort in people who once hurt you,
and discover that sometimes redemption is necessary for healing.
You will be lost and no one will hand you a lantern
to light your way out of the dark.
You will find your own way.
You will change.