Dear Patti

I have tried

With all my might

(which added up to some mess of technology

and an arsenal of friends)

for two tickets to your show.

And when I came up empty-handed,

I devised this plan to write to you.

But when I sank into the world I needed to be in

To face such a daunting task,

I ended up thinking more about the ways
I’m turning into my mother,

And how best to peel a shallot.

So…

The truth is,

I need the inspiration.

I want to pick up all the things

That have fallen out of my pocket

Along the course of a path

That has left me forgetting

How to dance barefoot.

And I wonder if there’s even a small chance

You would help this lost dancer out?

With love, admiration,

And gratitude,

Katherine