Little Girls Lost

She is

glitter-coral nail polish

chipping

like the white on an aging picket fence–

no more lavender ribbons

or dainty satin shoes

to protect

her virgin skin

from the dirt

of the earth.

Just the

picked

and peeled remains

of

what used to be

brand

new

“Little Girl Lost” by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse

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