mercury is in
retrograde
which means
absolutely nothing
unless you think
the orbital pattern
of a burnt rock
somehow affects
your brain chemistry
millions of miles away

the belief stars
separated by
literal light years
form an animal
only seen on one
backwater planet
which define
a personality even
though half those lights
have been dead for millenia
seems rather absurd

but what do i know
i am just a fool
supposed to believe
a chitinous arachnid
is my water sign
which makes some sense
as i have never fit in
much like a scorpion
swimming out at sea
refusing to blame stars
for shitty behavior
as if someone poured
mercury in my gatorade