When You Came Back Queen of the Night

father cursed, “she can’t sprout wings!” but shut the fuck up
when you came back from the dead

born obsidian outlaw with two heads & two tails,
when you came from the dead

teeth danced in a velvet mouth,
when you came back from the dead

Pluto recognized wild cat splash,
when you came back from the dead

an old crow cauterized peridot,
when you came back from the dead

father drowned in bird sung salt
when you came back from the dead

you taught me how to breathe under water & 
anchor sorrow to the ocean floor,
when you came back from the dead

mother sang the blues of Forgive & Forget,
when you came back from the dead

all the sister’s elastic snapped & buttons popped,
when you came back from the dead

wood fell in love with penciling,
when you came back from the dead

i broke every bone in my ringing hands,
when you came back from the dead

exorcisms & cataclysmic shifts plagued your dreams,
when you came back from the dead

you learned how soft the paw,
when you came back from the dead

clicked your tongue as you mended our childhood,
when you came back from the dead

mother said, “can’t make someone fall in love,”
when you came back from the dead

sisters memorized the sound of closing doors,
when you came back from the dead

we woke the world every morning with the sound of frying eggs,
when you came back from the dead

for my sister & comrade of the heart, Tilly

magical mornings.

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