so now
tracing lily-patterns on your skin
little queen

you call the rain.

a-pat-ta-tat
feet is such an unwieldy word
for that which allows
you to dance.

an unwieldy language
heavy tongues
and patterns of sibilance
and rigidity

how does this work for you?

la la la
little queen
la la

sparrow child

la la

nonsense was never
such logic
before.