a beautiful home
on a beautiful suburban street
a cul de sac lined with 13 beautiful homes

two stories and white
a perfectly maintained garden on each side
a vast front yard, each blade of grass cut fine
a driveway, lined with expensive cars
a pathway, paved with adobe tile
a window, looking directly into the home
a painting, a couch, a television

and upstairs
a girl
a young daughter
with her curly hair *******
in her bed
home alone
dreaming of the day she dies