heavenly bodies

a reflection on what it feels like to love women, as a woman, by Micah McCutchan

Micah McCutchan is a queer poet & visual artist based out of Iowa. She uses poetry to explore her sexuality, experiences with disordered eating, and healing journey. When they aren’t writing, Micah is spending time with their cats, unionizing teachers, or reading. Micah hopes that their work will inspire you to look inward & reflect on your own healing journey.

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don’t you know the circles under my eyes

are made of moonlight

isn’t it lovely ? how much of the universe

she holds inside of herself—

how much of it she spills pours into me;

celestial milk & honey

so much i have never seen before

isn’t it mesmerizing ?

how we are all made of the same beautiful scraps of planetary motion,

rings around our bodies like halos.

i see the stars winking back at me through her irises &

taste the musk of the moondust she keeps trapped under her tongue.

i think the wishes upon stars that couldn’t make it past the thick layers of earthly atmosphere

have landed here, in this transitory space between our collarbones—

i think with every breath we suck them in & make them into our own magic.

no wonder they say this is heavenly

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