Friday, November 30, 2018

Chameleon

Old black woman
Sitting next to me
On a plane
This plane
By the window
Grown woman
Maybe mother
Maybe grand
Maybe
Dear woman
In this tube
Of air
From Venus
From Mercury
Poison air
(We're dying)
Old lady
Quiet woman
Minding her
Business
But you feel
Only three
Maybe four
Maybe five
Small
In a dress
In baby shoes
Shining eyes
Ribbons
Just want to play
With me
Just to play
And giggle
Squeal
So nice
This little girl
This old woman
Little girl
Old
Woman
Who says nothing to me
Woman girl
Girl woman
She sat next to me
Quietly
Her memory is free

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