why do i bother crying?
all it causes is my makeup to run
and the empty faces to close in
offering their arms
full of false sympathy

for they forget me.

everytime i hide behind my fears.

so i cry and the beauty drips onto my chin and disappears with a cool splash of water. then i must return
a composed young woman with such a bright future before her.

what if i want to be a party girl
or a slut?

who's to tell me i cannot whore around and have some fun?

what's to stop me from feeling good about it
when it's all f*cking said and done?

maybe this crown is not a halo.
maybe these wings don't want to be white...