Tori Amos is my fairy godmother

it started with your hair

that unrepentant mess

of fiery curls, and the way

you gyrated your hips in

that Crucify video, Tori

you haven’t aged a day since

some pick guitars, but you

picked 88 keys to tame

and when no one else

could understand my wild

teenage heart, somehow

i knew you would

*Published in Periwinkle Literary Magazine Issue #2 (Wonderland)