I am the dove by GiGi

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 InstagramHer books, The Scorpio Rising, and The Marilyn Rising: Letters to Marilyn, are available nowHer third book, The California Rising: Poems from San Francisco & LA, will be published March 20, 2026