i'm tired of the feeling here - it's too near to death and the thing is
girls like me well
we've spent our adolescents flirting with death and
i think people can read it on our skins
"everyone dies at some point" it's our destiny
but there's an expiration date marked on my skin and that I can't see
and people can't name
but we all know it's there
in the corner of their eyes they catch a glimpse
a pattern of numbers and dashes and clocks ticking
closer
and closer
girls like me - we spent our lives reaching
blind to everyone who meets us