1. Bird girl

She speaks to them,
Whispers to them,
Flies with them—

Her soul is a part of them.

The wind plays with her heart
Singing to her
They spiral up, and up
Away from her grasp
She longs to join them, but, but—

They hold her back.

2. A Mermaid Soul

She calls to the sea
Uttering to the waves
They ebb at her white toes
Their foam engulfs her
Salty breaths

She is at home.

3. No Mirrors or Makeup

Hey girl
What do you look
Like without all those cosmetics
On your skin
How do you really act when
Your friends aren’t around

Body image
Not that important
Trust me
You’re

Be – YOU – tiful

Be yourself, everyone else is taken
We want to know the real you
Behind that foundation mask

4. Pricetag

She wanders through the illusionist mist
Searching for her perfect prince

The fog thickens and
The lace on her dress
Snares on a branch
She tries to pull away but
It only makes the ladder run

The werewolves come
Snarling, snapping
They tear at her hair,
Ripping, roaring

Their teeth gnash against her snow skin
Little drops of red fall
Staining the virginity of her
White dress.

5. Piano Addict

A bell chimes,
Its notes floating on air.
Her ears prick, so delicate her hearing

The music sheets flutter in the wind
Her feet dance on the keys
Plaits thickly woven
Her parched lips move silently.

6. Sticky tape

It fixes everything
Binds books
Mends clothes
Patches tyres
Repairs paper

But innocence grows old
Broken hearts can’t darned like socks

Takes something stronger
Say hello to super glue
Heals the wounds, though deep their crevice
But the little cracks,
They stay.