i try and talk
and get to know
the person that
i hope you are.

i have those moments where
i think,
this is it,
you're really not as shallow as a sink.

but then you talk about clothes
and expensive things
and how your daddy
gives you money
as often as the
average person breathes.

truly i am sorry,
dear lord knows i tried
but if i hear one more
word about parties
and lip colors
and hair dye
i think i might scream
and suffocate you
in your sleep.