she carves adjectives deep into her brain
with her friends’ razor blades,
which she claims are much less dangerous
than their knowitall tongues
she plants bare-branched willows
up and down her quaking calves
and anchors ladders to freedom
between her ribs
she knows guilt
better than she knows herself
but she has surprised everyone
by not feeling much of it lately
something about her screams pisa
a little crooked; but she will always remember
that it’s the straight-laced suckups
that you need to watch out for
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written w8jun2011.
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