![[6-queen-dark-sound.mp3]] the pond had two swans until one killed the other—beaked him to death, was the gossip of the garden. i always thought they were less than lovers but more than companions. turns out there's only room for one queen in paradise. after hours is when the lions come out—they're harmless if you bow before you stroke them, no room for someone else's god here. don't fret if your fingers start burning at the touch, that's what counterfeit glory does. also don't just stand there appalled, this is not how you imagined to go! shit, where's the emergency exit back up to earth? follow the tiger lily lined road until you reach the heart of stone, pick it up and pocket it until you have money for a transplant, spin around three times and say, go! jinx, your kid tricks don't work here—you can only run & run & run & run until the dawn breaks <br> ![[6-queen-dark-pic.jpg]] ## field notes i think the first 3 notes from the track are from a billie eilish song i internalized and am too lazy to look up