Bug eyes wear a crown.
A slimy kiss with no eyelids.
Ribbit—or prince?
My lips curve against the spell.
He croaks in ‘almost’
as though metallurgy could persuade the
marsh to forget its own theology.
The fable insists upon a kiss—
So deliberate, maiden of the fen—
not whether he will transfigure, but what
portion of yourself you are prepared to
forfeit to witness it.
I cross my legs on the edge of the lily pad,
enthroned.
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Natasha Collazo
Selected Writer in Residency, Champagne France ---2026
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