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Along the eyelet bed skirt
beside the sky-blue castle spires
a line of primped Barbies lounge,
gossip about Disney’s happily-ever-a er:
the dollop of cream
on a bewitching, bronze brew.
Study that drink deeply––
beneath the glazed re ection, behind the plastic tiara, glass gems,
clown’s prevaricating grin––
that once-upon-a-time potion distilled in a faraway enchanted kingdom
where rapt beauties wish upon mauve stars.
Bubblebubble, toil/trouble–– Words hiss down the neck
to collarbone’s pale shelf,
drop demonically.
Vapors mist, gloss peachy skin,
leech onto bloodlines leading inward.
Smile in place the axen girl curtsies, wands the array of delicacies.
Tea anyone?
©Merle Nudelman
Merle Nudelman is a lawyer, poet and educator. She has written four poetry collections including True as Moonlight (Guernica Editions, 2014). Merle’s poems have garnered prizes and have appeared in journals, zines, and anthologies.
