The Playing Card

Saturn returns this spring,

right when it’s time to throw out

all the old letters he sent,

just in time for me to finally grow up.

If I play my cards right,

I can teach myself how to be a grown woman.

But did I remember what Saturn did to his son?

By Jove, I did!

And now it’s time for me to choose my words carefully —

because Saturn is in my third house,

because I feel like a guest in my own house —

and I must finally tell you:

I will be traveling in a different orbit,

and I won’t be falling past you,

because I’ll be moving toward a brighter star.