Liberation
(with a cat name from Bob Mortimer)
Don’t call me queen. Don’t put me on coins.
Don’t lick my stamp. I’ll sleep on the couch.
Dawn, when I leave, I’ll take the blue car.
I’ll take the cat, Babs Moonwater. I’ll buy
the bowl and the box. The scoop my scepter
in the flat over the sushi place, third best
in town. I’ll rule that town, Moonwater
in my thrall. Paisley sheets. Christmas, I’ll call
with my address to the nation. Mine’s
a new address. Not yours. Not your queen.
© 2023 Pamela Murray Winters
Pamela Murray Winters lives in Bowie, Maryland. She is the recipient of a 2022 Independent Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council.
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