She watches the roaches dance
Upside down on her ceiling
Playing solitary
Cause the one tv channel is boring
She waits for the boys
To get done working
To play darts and watch them drinking
She doesn't count the beer cans
She stays up late
With the boy down the street
No promises to keep
Just pizza and friendship
She stands on the side of the pool
As the children come out before she jumps in
She is a sea turtle, a seal, a mermaid
Her mind resets itself
She hopes one day to own a car
To fall in love, to be fat with children
For now, she's her own hero
Because no one else is here.
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