She gave me funny looks,
crochet hooks,
second-hand books,
and a map of denial.
.
So, I travelled to Egypt,
by camel, by foot,
where I smiled at the Sphinx,
and called out, ‘Hapsut!’
She gave me funny looks,
crochet hooks,
second-hand books,
and a map of denial.
.
So, I travelled to Egypt,
by camel, by foot,
where I smiled at the Sphinx,
and called out, ‘Hapsut!’
Out from the pyramid
the mummy came;
with her curse, her crozier,
her unpronounceable name:
Queen Nefertarititiakhenatenamunra…
the Third,
who wished she’d been called Susan,
Nora,
or Thora…
Hird.