The Dead Girls Speak in Unison
Hush, now.
In a house like ours,
stay quiet.
Keep moist
or your skin will split
and spill your secrets
across the carpet,
one stupid bagworm
after another.
Hush. Do not disturb
our needles,
squalling thread.
We’re stitching up
all your fancy mistakes.
We’re stitching up
your mother’s face.
We’re going to stitch you a new one.
We’re going to take our time.
Hush, now.
In a house like ours,
stay quiet.
Keep moist
or your skin will split
and spill your secrets
across the carpet,
one stupid bagworm
after another.
Hush. Do not disturb
our needles,
squalling thread.
We’re stitching up
all your fancy mistakes.
We’re stitching up
your mother’s face.
We’re going to stitch you a new one.
We’re going to take our time.
Danielle Pafunda is author of Iatrogenic: Their Testimonies (Noemi Press 2010), My Zorba (Bloof Books), Pretty Young Thing (Soft Skull Press), and the forthcoming Manhater (Dusie Press Books). She's an assistant professor of Gender & Women's studies and English at the University of Wyoming.
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