Little Lost Girl

Fictional poetic tale.

The streets

She does roam

Seeking refuge

Wherever she can.

 

Whether

A daytime needle

Filled with

Who knows what

Plunged into

Whatever body part

Doesn't show.

 

Or

The "nightly dates"

Selling herself

For self-worth

To paying strangers

On the strip.

 

If you saw her

Before she came

To the street

You wouldn't recognize her

Now.

 

Gone

A naive 17 year old

Seeking a better life

From an abusive family

In the big city.

 

Replaced by

A streetwise 20 year old

With dead eyes

Looking to survive

At any cost.

 

Body covered

In multiple piercings

And tattoos

From another lifetime

When things were better.

 

Preparing herself

For another night

Of work

She tucks in

Her "boy" parts.

 

Satisfy

Everything is right

She steps out

Onto the streets.

 

Losing one more part

Of her soul

Forever.

Author's Note

Originally written, September 7, 2014.