secret treaties

orange and poppy seed cake with cream cheese icing
my unholy fascination with poppy seeds
and the scent of orange
ORANGE
all through the house is glorious

that zombie girl is gone again
funny, i have missed me
no, that girl is not me

and i want to hug them all
and whisper my thankfulness into their hair
then we will have cake and tea
and cream cheese smiles
and poppy seeded teeth

dancing on the inside