crazy deb was
a prom queen
gone bad
and she stood
and cried
and prayed
one day like
she had
learned in vacation
bible school
all that time
ago over
tuna sandwiches
and red
kool aid
jesus what
she wouldnt do
for a hit of dope
but god didnt care
or the
tricks were scared
so she went
back to the
little room
where she stayed
and stared
on better days
at the
soiled curtains
and black greasy hand
stains
around the
doorknob door
and shadows
in the corners
and the pulls
on the drawers
unblinking
thinking of the
tattered carpet floor
and her scuffed soled
shoes by the bathroom
were tired and ready
to sleep
and they were
sick of getting high
and beating
down the street
or flying
near her ears
on her toe curled feet
so
they kicked back and settled
down
while the crazy prom queen
came unwound
