Her hair is matted to her scalp
by sweat and the dirt beneath
Her body covered in the clean slim of soap
in an attempt to clean the dirt beneath
Her eyes empty and hollow, trying to hide
the pain which reveals the dirt beneath
Her skin is broken, covered blue and purple
it does not conceal the dirt that lies beneath
Her lips bleeding, unmoving, too afraid
that they will utter the words of the dirt beneath.
28/4/02
*Emma*
by sweat and the dirt beneath
Her body covered in the clean slim of soap
in an attempt to clean the dirt beneath
Her eyes empty and hollow, trying to hide
the pain which reveals the dirt beneath
Her skin is broken, covered blue and purple
it does not conceal the dirt that lies beneath
Her lips bleeding, unmoving, too afraid
that they will utter the words of the dirt beneath.
28/4/02
*Emma*