She's mid-breath when she Takes the glass and Splashes the water down her face; She buries her head in a grave, In a ground made of Flannel, speckled with puddles. Her hands ***** at the electric Fence, and her fingers Spasm and grasp and clench tight. The sides of her back are butterfly Wings, that flutter With every gasp and shutter. Her hair is the dark sky above her, That hugs her red eyes With fingers that sparkle thin white.
I've got nothing to say, so I say It all; I ramble Until her shudders are giggles -- The eclipse passes and the sun Is in the night sky, Licking Up and reflecting the sky specks.
So I'll put the lit up flakes on her Already red nose, And let the clouds dry up.