Her Play

My name is River She says

And I am a puppy

And I am zero days old

And I have floppy ears

And I am a girl

Okay?

She says

I am a horse-rider

And my name is Lizzy

And I am twenty years old

And my horse's name is Black Stallion

And my horse is twenty years old

And we are teenagers

Okay?

And I could say

Twenty is not a teenager

But she is galloping down the hall

On her stick horse

Which she leans against the wall

To pick up her finger-knit leash

And she says

You know what kind

Of dog I am, right?