Girlflower + Lucy

she wears her body like a dress
on a girl who's never worn
a dress this fine before

she bats icicle eyelashes
and crosses her arms
like lace she can't keep clean

and her shoes are satin red
and the straps are much too tight
against her pale legs
and her dress is much too long
and her shoes are much too high
she wears them well

+++

she wears tulle to Rite-Aid
and presses children's band-aids
around her neck
to make the strangers wonder

she wears black velvet dresses
and fake violet
furs to the movies
but never romances

ivory lace flutters
about her body
as she explores casinos
in these weird, confused undertones
tourists wish congratulations
even though she's alone



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