Poem: "ssessu"

[ysabetwordsmith]

This poem was prompted and sponsored by minor_architect. It's all about what a former shifter misses.

ssessu

hssaa
is the sound of skin shedding
and the emotion of the snake shedding the skin:
it-feels-so-good-to-get-this-off.

As a shifter, I have known
as many emotions
as I have skins, and many more.

mrau, the cats’ name for the moon

Comments

[minor_architect]

...

I think this just became one of my favorite poems of yours. <3

And I'll be re-posting it to my own journal very soon.

[tuftears]

Indeed, it's a lovely poem!

Thank you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

I'm happy to hear that.

[dormouse_in_tea]

Thank you for sponsoring this. I'm grateful to have read it.

Yes...

[ysabetwordsmith]

This is one of the things that makes cyberfunded creativity so cool: getting to pick out fun stuff to sponsor so everyone can enjoy it.

Thanks to my donors, I am able to publish a LOT more poetry than I did with just magazine editors buying it. That makes me happy because I love sharing my poetry with other people. I'm also excited about the potential of this new business model, which puts more power in the hands of consumers.

[minor_architect]

You're quite welcome. And thank you for a happy, new experience: receiving kind words from another sponsor for our part in the creative process. :)

Wow!

[ysabetwordsmith]

High praise from someone who has read dozens by now! I hope your readers enjoy it as much as you do.