Girl in Pieces

A TIMELINE

A girl is born.

Her father loves her. Her mother loves her father.

Her father is sad.

Her father drinks and smokes, rocks and cries.

Into the river he goes.

The mother becomes a fist.

The girl is alone.

The girl is not good in the world.

No one likes the girl.

She tries.

But her mouth is mush.

Stupid girl. Angry girl.

Doctors: Give her drugs.

Lazy girl. Girl is mush on drugs.

Mother hits girl. Girl shrinks.

Girl goes quiet. Quiet at home. Quiet at school. Quiet mush mouse.

Girl listens to radio. Girl finds music. Girl has whole other world.

Girl slips on headphones. World gone.

Girl draws and draws and draws. World gone.

Girl finds knife. Girl makes herself small, small, smaller. World gone.

Girl must be bad, so girl cuts. Bad girl. World gone.

Girl meets girl. Beautiful Girl! They watch planets move on the ceiling.

They save money for Paris. Or London. Or Iceland. Wherever.

Girl like-likes a boy, but he loves Beautiful Girl.

Beautiful Girl meets wolf boy. He fills her up, but makes her small.

Beautiful Girl is busy all the time.

Girl hits mother back. They are windmills with their hands. Girl on street.

Girl stays with Beautiful Girl, but wolf boy leaves drugs.

Beautiful Parents are angry. Beautiful Girl lies and blames Girl for the drugs.

Girl on street. Girl goes home.

Beautiful Girl texts and texts Something wrong Hurts

Girl slips headphones on. Girl slides phone under pillow.

Beautiful Girl bleeds too much.

Girl gets messed up, too messed up, broken heart, guilt.

Girl breaks mother’s nose.

Girl on street.

World gone.