Newsreels flash & crash
& hearts are broken, die,
fall in love again, &
are smashed;;
Fairy costumes become plastic minis,
& trash piles up in the streets;;
little girl likes the pills,
little boy likes to use her.
Little girl breaks his heart
& throws him out with
used tampons.
{the refuse of youth}
Scars on wrists
& Christmas tears,
hearts ripped out to
{{abort.these.feelings//
say ‘so long’ to the casualties))
little girl’s growing up.
say hello to [sketchy] motels and
{{breakdowns}} and
[[inevermeanttoiwasjustsodamnwasted]]
and
little.girl.gets.
{{just what was coming to her}}
It's only so cliché because
it’s what a w y
l a s
happens;;
it’s only so dramatic because
it’s a t.r.a.g.e.d.y.
{{this is for the girl who just wants to hold hands}}
Author notes
ehhhhhh. Growing up, kind of. Saying goodbye to the innocent days of youth, before everything goes wrong. (Wow, that sounded really depressing.)

