A Lady, A Child, A Wise Woman
I wanted to destroy something Something beautiful To feel the hard edge of a knife Slice through soft skin Open her neck Cut her hair Stab the heart that dared to beat Tear the seams Hang her Upside down naked bleeding from a tree Watch the color drain out I wanted to watch her die I started a fire with her hair Threw in her dress Set fire to lace Curling smoke Stitches becoming ash took her words Fed them to the blaze I wanted it to burn Her tears Her musings Her laughter I wanted to watch her weakness die I sat under the tree In numb wonderment Dead eyes staring at me Nothing Silence I cut her down Tenderly laid her upon the ground Why did you do it? She asked "You were an easy target" I said Girls have fire That also burns Smoky rooms Can't breathe It's not a killing thing It's just a thing A happening I carried a thread In the hand In the mind I sewed it into the hem of my skirt I won't hurt that gir...