small child wakes up with a start br playground altercations smart br Her domain Her bedroom safe br love, control and comfort wait br br near by mumbling voices hears br parental talk parental spheres br the door at Her request ajar br the landing light left on for Her br br tonight from the ceiling br a private moon beams down br (A mirror and a kitchen plate br positioned by the door) br br She pops two fingers in Her mouth br with one hand curls Her hair br looking up She smiles a while br then drifts away to sleep br br She has Her spheres of influence br the things that She controls br Her smile, Her room br Her dad, Her moonbr br Sean Joycebr br