he can feel her brain working
from across the room
because it is largely the same model
anxiety displaced by preparation
butterflies moving in formation
punch-lists produced and checked
waiting at the door in the dark
twelve hours later
she returns from Richmond:
capitol of the Commonwealth,
capitol the Confederacy
ebullient, overflowing with stories
of fears faced, victories won
her feet barely touching the ground
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