She’s the warm
embracing heart
beating
bringing to life
carrying soul to every component
or the searing
stinging
ripping
trickling down skin
or thorny envelopes that emerge
reaching up
from the ground
petal surrounding itself surrounding petal
or the bounce and tempo
years ago
of a four-square game
against vinyl gymnasium floors,
smiling eyes and air that giggles
or the sweetness
biting into
frosting and all
leaving a sugary grin
or the bricks
packed together
symmetrical and uniform
or the life
or the lack of it
or the safety
or the threat
her hue
and its shades
encompass all