Lupus lives in my heart and brain
A poem by Fhen M.

Lupus lives in my heart and brain

Like our domesticated dog,
she knows the places to play,
and the places forbidden to stay

Lupus and Crux, the deacons of Libra
like eyes of Justice under a scale
balances passion and the higher self

it’s not easy to tame the shrew
(who said it is?)
she throws a stool, breaks a glass window
𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭, some men say

but this I know,
I don’t have to slay the beast
one just needs to tame the animal

the primordial one
that saved the heart from breaking.

About the Author:

Fhen M. was a staff of the publication office in high school and college. He studied the subject 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 at Eastern Visayas State University. Fhen M. was a fellow in a creative writing workshop. His poem “Uyasan” or “Toy” was published in the book 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘪: 15 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘸. His English verses “Lighthouse” and other poems appeared in 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 anthology series published by Clarendon House.

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