Synonyms Poem by Sarah Kate Osburn

hey sexy, sad­-eyed­-china­-doll
you're here alone again, aren't you?
he's right and he's right and he
makes spiders crawl up your spine
and burrow in your hair
you need someone else to fill your bones tonight

hey sexy, low­-cut­-dress
bet i can guess your favorite drink
voice of the beard behind you at the bar asking for more and more
and more of you while
tangling his fingers in your hair
all the right words from all the wrong people

hey sexy, red-­red-­lips­-smile-­now
i can tell your mama never warned you
hand on your back
hand on your hip
hand on your thigh
hot coal fingers, hot coal blood

hey sexy, show­-me­-more
got a pretty red car just like your lipstick
and the seats are leather and it's just an invitation so
it has to be okay
he has to be okay
this has to be okay

hey sexy, love­-me­-back­-or­-i'll­-make­-you
tangled up in bedsheets, can't get out
kicking around the blankets because your dignity has to be here somewhere
with that pretty little low cut dress you hate now
lipstick stains on the pillowcase but
you were never here
you were never here
you couldn't have been here

hey sexy, cover­-up-­and-­i-­might-­treat-­you-­right
you get the respect when i don't want you in my bed anymore
retch up his words, toss them anywhere
they can't live in you anymore
burn that little black dress to ash

throw that red red lipstick from your bedroom window
shower all his skin off yours, but

don't this on blame your dress
don't blame this on your lipstick
don't blame this on your skin
this was not your fault
this was not your fault
this was not your fault.