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Little Queens


for Amy Berkowitz

Amy    I am going to prevent myself from writing a poem.

Amy    I am going to prevent myself from writing this poem.

Amy    you cannot stop me from writing this poem    no not ever.

Amy    you are the color blue    & the color rust    & the color smoke.

Evening descending on the hills    I forget the names of    westerly,

gentle.        Amy    let’s be friends.        I unwind all the tapes

to make bracelets    of songs    & the familiarity of friendship

means we can say    Ren Faire    instead of    Renaissance Faire

& I am kind of happy again    thanks