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Heroines
The heroines in Burnett and Montgomery
wear drab, strange clothes, have flaming
hair, soulmates, jewels in their ears,
and sometimes almost die.
A wild Mariposa draws girls like these
to the edge of a sea-cliff -
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with time, etherealness appears
gentle hope juts out -- softly --
like the sweet stalks of lilies that grow along the mountain edge,
who dip slowly to the breeze, succumbing with grace --
like drops of water (plink! plink!) eroding granite’s surface -
The phoenix's intent
The phoenix intends to die before the mirror,
its vanity endless, blackberry eyes sharpened by glowing flame
ruthlessly chasing a forever love
a creature of Narcissus
As it has no lover, no Echo to call it back, -
Crème brûlée self
They sit on apple-ruby seats, special emblems on chests
Dessert is served! Molten towers of pale sunshine, glazed with deep caramel
are brought up, set meticulously, with simpering looks -
The Door
I walk along these Halls and I think about how untarnished these little Birds and Statues and oddities are; they are all each consumed in their own Fantasies, vying for a lovely Lime-Green Berry when there’s a Bloodred one up much higher.