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The Queen
Bryan M. Huizi
for K&L
A bruised sky whispers sermons of summer storms as he sits in the living room reading about the controversies that linger in the world. Slender syllables of light illuminate the hardwood floors at odd intervals, elegant shadows linger on the royal blue walls. In the large house voices carry, seep around delicate corners. He sits in a large chair, hiding in plain sight, reading and listening to foreign voices. Her feet tap like gentle rain drops upon the polished floor as she searches for him, exhaling questions to vacant hallways. A convoy of wooden toys stream along the rug like absent tears. Slippery black words bend on the glistening pages of the magazine, cynicism and criticism polished like the frame of a tiffany’s calendar. Her large blue eyes are capable of deciphering distant transmissions. She enters the room with golden locks constructed in chaos, a bright storybook held in her small hand. She would like him to read to her. Fireflies blink in the fading face of the day as she climbs into the chair with him. He locates the gentle disciples of his voice. Crisp pages turn and her delicate head rests upon his shoulder. She has become the quiet queen in the kingdom of his defenseless heart.
