Originally published in North American Review. Issue 309.2. Summer 2024.
A villain princess holds the jewel that
is all human greed Do you know the way
to beat her If we find the stardust in our hearts
And think real hard we can keep
the universe safe Let’s play a new game
Whoever wants the jewel most will lose it
Whoever grasps too hard Too much Too fast
Violent Hot Sweet Wants for money Do you?
Watch me Do it too Become a cartoon hero
on a magical horse made of starlight
Make this place too pretty to let go of
More and more and more we’ve wanted
The earth slips away A memory
Watch this Watch me twirl in wings
What if (could we) we could save the world
Could be anyone who does it Goes from ruin
to sequin A glittery storm
In all this unending wretched spring
Becoming becoming becoming becoming
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