Cautionary Notes on a Blood-Splashed Sneaker Sole, Size 6 ½

 

Fox face girl. There are wolves about. Be not a sheep--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fox face girl. Bury secrets under soil, under concrete under sinks, behind shutters behind bones, in pages in leaves-------------------------------------------------- Fox face girl. Tiaras break. Plasticdiamonds------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fox face girl. How to be a good dog. How to dig bones and tuck tail---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fox face girl. Gutter Lullaby----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fox face girl. Howl and get hammered, get the lash get the leash. Grace a wordless sword------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fox face girl. Cicada shells that cling to skin of tree have suffered their last dusk. Reborn by morning------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fox face girl. Wrap yourself in walls. Mud yourself in mirrors. Make coats of corners. Shake sheets------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fox face girl. Clatter cupboards-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fox face girl. Kites that catch on power lines bleed brave birds---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fox face girl. Do not bend under tyranny of teeth, under crush of tongue------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------l----- Fox face girl. It will not always be so. Eat light and wait. Comes the day that life lets live--------------------------------------------------Fox face girl. Be not a sheep. There are wolves about.