What Woman

What Woman sits crosslegged
in a dress while slouching at the dinner table
eating honey by the spoon

What Woman blows raspberries
and makes faces at imaginary friends
in the park all afternoon

What Woman speeds up for her own delight
and stops time when she wants to
just because she can

What Woman keeps music playing
and doesn't just spasm
but twirls and...

What Woman gets lost in a dusky field
and follows the fireflies home—
(she knows exactly where she is.)

What Woman knows a secret—and knows that she knows
who bites her cheeks in church
and bustles and tickles and squirms

What Woman keeps Spring on her lips
even in the death of Winter
when hibernation boasts of no return

What Woman can break and heal a heart with just a glance,
reminding you of everything you've ever loved
and lost