we used to think if we clapped hard enough
Tinkerbell would get well
by the time the record was over
or that if we held our breath
we could break the spell with our four leaf clovers
brought from home all show and tell
and the Princess would come back to life
and to herself
dressed in the pink brocade with purple netting
in the costume room
at our old grade school
where Sleeping Beauty
was always the class play.
for the third graders
who had Mrs. Caruth.
one day at lunch you opened the door
and we explored the costumes galore
and wanted to be everything
all at the same time.
it didn't seem that impossible then.
and I think if I went back again
with all I've learned
about not letting them wear off the glitter,
we could really make that happen.
mary angela douglas 17 december 2017
Tinkerbell would get well
by the time the record was over
or that if we held our breath
we could break the spell with our four leaf clovers
brought from home all show and tell
and the Princess would come back to life
and to herself
dressed in the pink brocade with purple netting
in the costume room
at our old grade school
where Sleeping Beauty
was always the class play.
for the third graders
who had Mrs. Caruth.
one day at lunch you opened the door
and we explored the costumes galore
and wanted to be everything
all at the same time.
it didn't seem that impossible then.
and I think if I went back again
with all I've learned
about not letting them wear off the glitter,
we could really make that happen.
mary angela douglas 17 december 2017
