I saw it
in a vision first.

Hessonite garnet,
wine-red garnet,
and carnelian—
copper connectors.

Grounding.
Come back down
gently
and safely.
Support
for Kundalini energy
that’s risen too quickly.

The state
can cause madness.
I would know—
wonderful
until it’s not.

I added a copper snake charm—
tiny, sweet,
with tongue Ssss-ing.

The snake
softened the whole piece
and made it sing
clearly.

And I learned
garnet
is my favorite gemstone.

Rich
and bloody.
My grandmother’s birthstone.

Velvet energy
that doesn’t lay down.
She’s a queen—
a grounded,
neutral,
gorgeous registry
of structured magnetism.

I am drawn to it
like a fiend.
And forever will be.
My pulse
likes its pulse.

Anyway—
it was the first
of the forbidden talismans
I made.

Glad
for the confession.

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