They told me that she’s beautiful
with bright eyes and fair skin.
She’s from a city off the coast somewhere
where the girls are “made for men.”
Is she a naked mess in underwear
on a dirty bathroom floor?
Do you look at her disgusted,
thinking that you deserve more?

But does she scream at the top of her lungs
praying you don’t leave her?
Does she scream from an open mouth
begging you to feed her?

Will she set alarms obsessively
to check in on your breath?
Does she know the ways to touch you
with her lips upon your neck?
Is she agreeable and careless?
Does she answer all your calls?
Because I know you needed someone
who was fine with feeling small.

But does she scream at the top of her lungs
praying that you’ll need her?
Do you scream at the top of your lungs?
Do your veins bleed her?