Red chipped nail polish

Red chipped nail polish
Grandeur gone
Remnants of carelessness left behind
A haggard smile at the reflection in the window
This joke she heard before
Laughter emanates from the sorrow of her soul-

she knows this place.
Despair
Depression
Desperation
Damnation
All these things true
Her life lived fast
grew up too fast-
Danced too fast

loved too fast

hurt even faster-

never knowing the sunshine on her face

or the wind thru her heart

never the smile of a child.

Seen thru the eyes of men

she is grown-but only 15

she is a piece to be had.

A piece of round hipped, slim waisted, young....

to be had.

having lived this life before

eyes always looking down

She struggles to be heard when she asks for help

never taught to be independent- that was understood

you can't depend on no one but yourself

you take what you get

no one asks what you want

you hope it is what you need

but are never satisfied.

So you take your red chipped nail polish

of grandeur gone and smile, even laugh

at the joke

that is on you.