55 – Butterfly

Her gossamer wings of taffeta

and skirts of layered tulle,

each step on the floorboards behind the curtain

a quiet din in her ears,

the butterfly takes her place

prepared for her entrance.

“Hick! Oh no! I have the hick-ups”

“Don’t worry. It’s better that way. They make your wings flutter.”


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