We as Humans

Pretty Girls.

Pretty Girls.

Pretty girls write stories
walk the earth
and water
sail through life.
Snap and break.
Cry gemstone tears.
Sip coffee.
Still white teeth.
Sunshine.
No orange bottles
full of matching pink pills
to curtain dresses.
Hugging frames
hugging fame
greedy hands.
Roses and rose petals.
Dying flowers.
But a lively perfume.
Lively
lovely
no temper
a fire
no burning.
Well liked
made of contradictions.
Smart
doesn't catch on
thinks the best.
well rounded
not round
round ish
a type
the type
your type.
Pretty
pretty enough
pretty enough
for normal purposes.
what are
normal purposes?
Enough.
A little too much.
Involved
clinging only
to images.
Makes you feel
not question.
No questions.
How is her head?
Classy
effortless
casual
dressed to impress
adjective
throw it
fit it
like a puzzle piece
to fill someone else.
Pre- self fulfilled.
Sitting on a couch
reading
title blurred
ready
prepared for your whim
no whims
her
maybe only a whim
Center of the universe
urging to find something
to revolve around.
Revolve around you.
no self revolution.
Revolting.
Grow flowers
green
youthful
no wilting
plastic coating
pressed
prim.
Capably
in distress
in a dress
yours
a possession.
Non possessive
passive.
Supportive
in need of no support
full of dreams
her dreams
fit yours
push yours
meaningless alone.
A concept
filling means
mean nothing
meaningless
breathing hot air
you assign it meaning.
Alone
like stilts
stilettos
unbalanced
an arm to loop through
wrap around
bend to fit.
Beneficial
superficial
officially
she's your world
needs no world
of her own.
Has everything
no touching.
Fingerprints
unique certainly
no confirmation.
never made much sense
when she spoke
but god damn
she was pretty.
If you'd listened
maybe
you could have seen it coming.

Best read out loud maybe.