Think of chess, one woman 
among fifteen men. Of course 
she can move as she does, 
in great sweeping lines. 
If she did not learn to do this,
she would not be here. She is 
only marvelous because she exists,
which is just as marvelous 
as you and I,
no more, no less. 
The same sole survivorhood.

I am going to a country with a Queen.
To speak a national allegiance,
I would say "Your Majesty".
The welsh send me thin envelopes. 
Shw mae, they say. Diolch. And a queen.
They don't like her. I don't think. But
it's a kingdom. I wonder what queens imagine
to themselves, at night. Perhaps
they fancy themselves college students,
ice cream makers and cafe servers, Uno players, 
TV/VCR/DVD saleswomen. Hot Topic
employee of the hour.

I think they ought to. We 
are so much more 
fantastical than they.
Next time you breathe,
breathe as deeply as you can 
and feel every inside of your lungs.
You are the sole survivor, 
the hero-queen of your Tale.

-Tay





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