When mothers tell their daughters
they were impish little children
the holy simmer of memory
is transformed
to an anti-sweetheart sentiment
I am restless this morning
and all the mornings
I want to ignore people
and their merriment
I have no urge for salutations
but responsibility nips
through my undergarments
I have every intuition
to run to dusk
to partner with
the swell portion of the evening
The part drenched in storytelling
If I could sleep through the truth
of my reputation
I could dream it back
the way I want it
I’ve always thought
redemptions should come
in the form of damp little castles
to be knocked down
and built up again