dear samaritan.

"thrilling, for once..." she whispered to herself her back to the kingdom her ring on the shelf the regal roses out on the terrace failed to sing to her spirit; when she wandered away to the poppies and sage she could finally hear it- the song of the loving all knowing stars the way they held her in higher regard than a king he is great he can give her a life and a jester so clever with his cap and his sceptor could show her how to really live a life but neither kept her satisfied like those rubies and emeralds out in the pines the turquoise and onyx in the ocean tide oh heavens she was so much more than a bride "truth teller to the queen" she replied: send for a backbone to go with this stone send for a spine to pair with this fine wine send for a deck of cards" a long night of poker dressed up as the joker she already felt like a fool following these beautiful well spoken rules flawless like diamonds when she was a jewel well known for what she wore on her hand for her man for her land for all the handsome things that she had when she longed to be loved for all that she lacked