Al Cappella
Are we there yet?
- Feb 2, 2022
- 888
Hope
Lilly knows her body, inch
by flawed inch, & dreams
of being thin
Thin as the weak
light through her ward's
windows, thin
as the word hope
which is doled
out before each evening
meal, along with Zyprexa
in little paper cups
The pills she swallows
but hope, that she tucks
in behind her molars
to spit out later
when no one's looking
Lilly knows her body, inch
by flawed inch, & dreams
of being thin
Thin as the weak
light through her ward's
windows, thin
as the word hope
which is doled
out before each evening
meal, along with Zyprexa
in little paper cups
The pills she swallows
but hope, that she tucks
in behind her molars
to spit out later
when no one's looking
