he wanted to Romeomance Juliets snapbox

he was trying very hard to gentlypry from her  

the particularpeculiar chant

                              to relax her

take out the stiffbones in her neck

relax her shoulders spine hips

turn her into warm jelly

when they met

                  Juliet?

   Yes.

Named for Shakespeare’s Juliet?

she smiled warmlyher nose wrinkled very slightly

                                                     My father’s a huge fan read the onehundredfiftyfour sonnets in order then begin again finish begin again. I know some kids who learned English from their parents’ recitation of the Bible; I, I learned it at my Father’s knee as he read Shakespeare.

Yes.

Juliet.

he tried very hardwas mad to learn her abrəkəˈdabrə

Open sesame

                learn

her KNOCKKNOCK Who’s there?

                                  so she would answer  open the door

   unsnap

May, 2007

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