I want for her
a heart
that will never
be cursed,
shoeless feet
to walk the earth
beyond the wall
(the boys who guard the gate
are so easily swayed)
are so easily swayed)
outside her village,
she will learn
to sing her
own lullabies
(but that won't be the hardest part)
she will realize that she
has forgotten her mother's
voice, and she will not
recognize her mother
tongue. She will wander
until she finds the well
in a land where she doesn't
know the rules.
(except this one, which never changes -- animals always move toward water)
they may worship
the organs
of stoats
or have
no vowels
in their alphabet
or maybe even
not have
a word
for heart
