dead little girls
dead little girls
by kate ladew
little girl running the sound is stunning, thick hair shunning, deadheat light sunning the concrete sheets in slanted seams of dry knife pleat beams rerun, repeat, rerun, replete flags unfurl in jagged kiss curls fill out your dope sheet of dead little girls detonating fuse, the dead hands accuse, powder caked shoes a powder film bruise to watch and peruse, cancer juice for the television news rerun, repeat, rerun, replete tears swirl like tiny seed pearls prepare the dust sheet for dead little girls smiles in every style, hair dark and fair, eyes like spies confer, concur, confer, inter beguile for awhile, deathbed affair improvised watch through blue water the daughter slaughter the victory laps past agaric sap, death angel caps smile shiny bright traps a parade spark gap slick gift wrap like a relief map rerun, repeat rerun, replete batons twirl in shudder step whirls check the balance sheet for dead little girls drunk down like last call in a bar room brawl, a wailing wall approaching line squall we’re fully enthralled after all with broken dolls rerun, repeat, rerun, replete glasses hurl in streaming upcurls have your whiskey neat for dead little girls smiles in every style, hair dark and fair, eyes like spies confer, concur, confer, inter beguile for awhile, deathbed affair improvised watch through blue water the daughter slaughter little girls running flash bang pop, little girls drop the sound is stunning