groups of girls
wearing next to nothing in the cold,
they're debilitating and
whimsical, their laughs
echo off building walls and
through dark alleys, their tears
wet the cement, their heeled shoes
make the same amount of noise
as the train next to the window,
they listen to punk rock but
don't get into fist fights,
and they sit and watch dumpster fires
after they drink too much,
their mascara is rubbed off and
they're beautiful and loud
and freezing.
