I want a tattoo, I told the tattoo artist

Where do you want it ma'am, he asked

I want a tattoo on my back

From my shoulder blades

To my honeyed curves

Representing the phases of moon

From crescent to full

From the high tides of passion

To the low ebb of being lost

I want a tattoo representing my name 'Moon'

Everything that I stand for

An ode to my very existence.

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