9
©1998 by annacandy

Note:  dedicated to Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England for nine days.

a wonder lasts 9 days
enough time to conquer essentials
the hearts and minds of the ostracized
content with merging designs
amid lengths of extended
creamed earth sounds
melting masterpieces of malcontent;
the air responds with silent scents
eagerly accepted
by quiet lips,
bruised and interrupted for an eternity
and finally she speaks...
what happens on the tenth day?