rag doll

One, two, three

One, two, three

Lurch

One, two, three

One, two, three

Break

One, two, three

One, two, three

Rise

One, two, three

One, two, three

Fall

Repeat, to the sound of an out of tune toy piano waltz.

At first, punctuations of representation of memory: photographs, letters, a ring, a key.

One, two, three

One, two, three

One, two, three

I remember…this. SHE STOPS A MOMENT BEFORE THE STEPS TAKE HER IN RELENTLESS LOOPS

One, two, three

One, two, three

One, two, three

The capuchin chitters at her. A DIFFERENT MONKEY YANKS HER ARM AND PULLS HER INTO THE DANCE AGAIN.

 

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