Suzy was born with Downs
uncomprehending; eyes dark
& dull at flat black
paint stares at the moon
through the open window
never able to step outside
alone after dark until
she turns twenty-one
& the youngish princeling
arrives from Budapest;
her mother's cousin
from across the sea & when
he sees the girl he falls
crazily in love promising
to take her away & drape her
in furs on the palace throne