I will scrub this pink
striped dress
with its pretty smile
in the dark bathroom
of abysmal atrocity
I will scrub this pink
striped dress
until fearful nightmares
are happy adventures
riding free in a fast car
I will scrub this pink
striped dress
to remove indelible stains
tattered sanity and
the smell of strangers
I will scrub this pink
striped dress
to repair its innocence
reinstate its torn trust
and drown the sound
of crying
Very powerful and vivid. I can see the whole scene in my head.
deep bow.