What She Could Do

Shuffle-ball-change in
the kitchen. Dance
on roller skates. Spin cookies
in empty lots, banter for sport (or blood) with
the best of 'em

Listen endlessly to
Elvis Boy, can he sing! Cry
over Hank Williams. Whistle to
her own tune,
mock you to tears and laugh

Pipe and flower wedding cakes. Master
recipes. Break wooden spoons over
backs of brats, take in
lost-and-broken sons, daughters,
grandkids

(nearly) Drown in
the shallow end. Win at
Scrabble. Lose at
pickles in whiffle ball,
conquer breast cancer (but not her own mind)

Thanks to Elizabeth Holmes