A Chain of Hearts
When she wakes up, she’s always ready
She boils her two eggs
One for her
One for him
What should have been done is done
And she doesn’t have to look in the mirror
She knows she looks perfect.
While she whistles her sweet song, there is a faint sound
Like drums
Thud, thud, thud
She loves the banging, it adds to her song
She dances to her room,
Spinning around and around
Putting on her white dress
Adding pink lipstick and pinching her cheeks
From room to room she spins
Until she reaches the one that makes her grin
A boiled egg in her hand, she uses the other
The chain slides to the right
Click goes the lock
More sounds for her music
But the banging stops
There he is.
She rolls the egg to him
For a moment it’s silent
He asks her again, to please let him go
But she knows this is the only way he will stay
The whistling begins again
Followed by the click and the sound of the chain
A new sound now, a scream
That is just right for her song
So beautiful.
So loving.