Brownie is a hold of breath 

So beautiful in drift 

ripping stationary 

Elegance permits her temper 

a swing jazz tempo in bop 

One had to really listen 

She skipped punctuations, vowel sounds, and 

Inflated onomatopoeias 

Like the drummer splashing his symbols in flirt of rhythm 

she comes back to her senses 

The bridge returns in syncopation 

Brownie holds her breath 

so beautiful in drift 

She performs in a stream of window light 

Downtown never sleeps 

Her mind is restless 

Sips of water keep her voice from cracking 

and showing the melancholy of torn paper 

One had to really listen 

Elegance permitted her temper 

Brownie is a hold of breath