For Poets and Storytellers
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Appreciate the shimmer ~ the artful face
coiling into charm ~ a smile that almost means it
beneath the lacquered calm her pulse keeps time
to older music ~ wild, unruly, half-forbidden
she knows the rules ~ how to break them softly
she walks in light ~ keeps a piece of night
tucked under her tongue ~ a secret flavor
she will not spit out
she's a bright one ~ YES
also one who burns her own edges
curious to see what survives the flame