like a star
the girl shines
plastic packaging removed
double-a batteries inserted
and with a flick of a switch
she lights up
beaming twinkling
amidst a galaxy of stars
that look just like her
that smile just like her
that behave just like her
she is held together by her own gravity
set forever to whirl and twirl and swirl
about her own little axis
dancing prancing
for the sentinels
for the solar systems
for the universe
like a star
the girl dies
inwards not out
crumbling crumpling
from the weight of empty mascara bottles lipstick tubes-face paint
to the weightlessness of her own self
Apr 2, 2016
Apr 2, 2016 at 1:37 PM UTC
like a star
the girl shines
plastic packaging removed
double-a batteries inserted
and with a flick of a switch
she lights up
beaming twinkling
amidst a galaxy of stars
that look just like her
that smile just like her
that behave just like her
she is held together by her own gravity
set forever to whirl and twirl and swirl
about her own little axis
dancing prancing
for the sentinels
for the solar systems
for the universe
like a star
the girl dies
inwards not out
crumbling crumpling
from the weight of empty mascara bottles lipstick tubes-face paint
to the weightlessness of her own self