emancipated minor
well-directed
and brilliantly casted
riding the greyhound
down to the city
with her fake I.D.
and a hell of a little handbasket
little game of seesaw
then he came to claim her
and then the sordid line
formed behind him
reproductive system
newly activated
she participated
in nature's plan
she participated
and I can't say I envy her
I don't think I miss it
wrought iron cobwebbing
over thin window panes
the city seducing her
on tiptoe to kiss it
don't think twice
roll the dice
roll the dice
so she took the dance classes
she learned the little dance
and she tried the high heels
but she couldn't bring herself to prance
and all the while a faint ticking
in the silence between the songs
just south of her gut
two tiny time bombs
and love comes in many forms
and for each she would yearn
just hungry as a student
hungry to learn
every species of person
every flavor of intent
with the body pulsing
at the center detent
now all the good graffiti
got painted over in time
she watched the last faceless chain
replace the last five and dime
she wondered if
the only noble thing
is to just get a big garden
and plant it in the spring
and kiss the city goodbye
in a big graceful gesture
and focus on the moon's groove
and groove with the moon
just focus on the moon's groove
and groove with the moon
and I can't say I envy her
I don't think I miss it
wrought iron cobwebbing
over thin window panes
the city seducing her
on tiptoe to kiss it
don't think twice
just roll the dice
roll the dice