I am the doveby GiGi I am the dove.
My song is mournful,a single nerve splitting cry outin painbecause it’s fucking rainingand pouringwith pressure and bullshitand there’s nothing I can do to stop itand it feels like I’ll absolutely burstbefore a diamond is formed.
I am the dove.
I bring the waterthrough tearsand motherhoodand a basket of fresh laundrythat always happens to wind up on the bed,in a lump, similar to the one stuck in my throatfrom all of the wordsthat I want to spitin your face.
I am the dove.
So instead of spitting on you,I scream at myselfand I cry out to God asking,“WHY?!”
Even though I already know the goddamn answers.
Because I just wantthe clipping of my wingsto commenceso I can finally take flightand truly soarthe way God has beenpreparing me.
More from GiGi ↓
- @thegigirising on Instagram
- Her books, The Scorpio Rising, and The Marilyn Rising: Letters to Marilyn, are available now
- Her third book, The California Rising: Poems from San Francisco & LA, will be published March 20, 2026
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