All she ever wanted
was to ride
to let her hair down
to be a human streamer
on a world stage
far from her tunnel
childhood
ride she did
a circus act
big as the night
she was Sirius
brightest of light
taking the curves
smooth— feral flesh
blinking under a hot blue
sparkler strobe
woman reborn
2011 © Michael A. Wells
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Magpie
Nice write, Michael. I love "human streamer".
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