Feather girl 
with chloroform lips 
and thimbles on all her fingertips 
she taps the rhythm to my song 
thin as air yet very strong 

Leather girl 
with Diazepam hips 
and beaded tendons 
on her wrists 
she [bad word] her auburn hair to my song 
the melody goes on and on 
on and on 

don’t you see 
their heavy heads are flower crowns 
their feet are planted deep within the ground 
will it be 
the name you call 
when the floral girl fades 
and summer [bad word] fall 

does it matter at all 

Cotton girl 
with wire bones 
they rip your stained 
white cloth home 
it will not last but tell no one 
tell no one 

Offal girl 
is filled with stones 
she swims against the undertow 
when she is told 
(they all tell her) 

don’t you see 
their heavy heads are flower crowns 
their feet are planted deep within the ground 
will it be 
the name you call 
when the floral girl fades 
and summer [bad word] fall 

it doesn’t matter at all

released 07 [bad word] 2015