PRINCESS JELLY

princess jelly
is from 
a land
where the cats eat carbs up high rises
and brown
smoked paprika falls to the ground like snow

princess jelly left the old gold in the hill caves
to cross
rivers of dictators and fantasy dogs
wearing a cold war trench coat like a spy
and a
utility belt made of pink bows
holding 
ostrich feathers and her other things
safe in 
easy access 
velcro pouches

she came to england and sang an impression of herself
and met
all our 
clever children
bouncing in buggies and scrambling out of school

princess jelly is hungry
and she 
drinks our common juices
and the 
heated essence of mortal gods
and she
hums while she cooks standing like a sleeping stork
and she
cleans in frills and seams and cheeky gleams
all the dusty british shelves

she warns of the squirrels 
YOU GOT DELICATE THINGS THEY WANT TO BURY 
she says
in burnt autumn reds
and she
warns fools of prison 
and all the things they do in there JUST FOR FUN

princess jelly came 
and teaches laughter in the nights
and how
to survive long winters
with only biscuits and song 
and all 
the best 
positions to share body warmth most efficiently

her hands 
will glisten with giving
and her 
body will shine wet with gratitude
when she
takes what she needs to heal the sweet idiots
from her 
utility belt's 
easy access 
velcro pouches
and she'll rub her hands together
in cunning and in glee
but claim
she HAS NO PLAN AT ALL

princess jelly
came from
the surprise snow and starbucks and old church basements
with a 
mind of
good ideas and simple instruction

princess jelly; 
she came
and now 
she can't stop