"Testimonial."
Back when the Earth was new and heaven just a whisper,
back when the names of things hadn't had time to stick,
back when the smallest breezes melted summer into autumn, when
all the poplars quivered sweetly in rank and file,
the world called, and I answered.
Each glance ignited to a gaze.
I caught my breath and called that life,
swooned between spoonfuls of lemon sorbet.
I was pirouette and flourish.
I was filigree and flame.
How could I count my blessings when I didn't know their names?
Back when everything was still to come,
luck leaked out everywhere.
And I gave my promise to the world,
and the world followed me here.