Harassment Training
We attended the mandatory harassment training
In increments so we could keep working
& supervising we recognized the signs of
harassment & felt them in our bodies where
their mention had worn a groove grateful
to take the instruction in bite size chews
We closed the doors to our offices and
draped curtains over our cubicles donned
headphones & identified patterns all too
familiar patterns we scored 100%
Three of Wands & Citrine
Welcome to this healing moment
Enjoy it while it lasts
This is the center of an open heart
Before it closes its ventricles for doubt
This is the etheric crystal we built
From moments we wished on stars
We gaze out over the landscape
The rock and rubble we climbed
We lean on each other
& it holds for now
Melissa Eleftherion (she/they) is a writer, a librarian, & a visual artist. Born & raised in Brooklyn, she is the author of field guide to autobiography, & 12 chapbooks from various presses. Melissa currently lives in Northern California where she manages the Ukiah Branch Library, curates the LOBA Reading Series, & serves as Ukiah Poet Laureate Emeritus.
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