Birthright
Remembering another life
before that thirteenth fairy
knitted my bones into pain.
Like stones into a wishing well
frogs are squirming from my lips
instead of poisoned words.
Recalcitrant language eludes my grasp
golden eyes as wise as moons
jewels winking in the mire.
Remembering another life
before that sullen uninvited guest
stopped all the clocks at midnight.
before that thirteenth fairy
knitted my bones into pain.
Like stones into a wishing well
frogs are squirming from my lips
instead of poisoned words.
Recalcitrant language eludes my grasp
golden eyes as wise as moons
jewels winking in the mire.
Remembering another life
before that sullen uninvited guest
stopped all the clocks at midnight.
