Her gossamer wings of taffeta
and skirts of layered tulle,
each step on the floorboards behind the curtain
a quiet din in her ears,
the butterfly takes her place
prepared for her entrance.
“Hick! Oh no! I have the hick-ups”
“Don’t worry. It’s better that way. They make your wings flutter.”
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