she's a popcorn vendor
no she's not an airplane
or a shiny factory tool
or an illegible government
document. she's a pop
corn
vend
or.

no. she's not helena.
ok, so her name's helena
but she's a
popcorn
vendor.

helena popcorn vendor
broad legs
varicose veins
helena popcorn vendor
dead tree hair
riverside skin
helena

popcorn
vendor

never brought nothing of
no good to this world

her cart full of
buttered salty sweet caramel
popcorn
her three children
running the streets
while she works

irresponsible
helena
unprotected
helena
sweaty
helena
pushing cholesterol and cavities

i blame you
helena popcorn vendor
with your slouchy stance
and your upward push

i blame you
helena popcorn vendor
with your trudge trudge trudge
and your popcooooorn 50 cents!

i blame you
helena popcorn vendor -
your daughter getting paid
behind the church
your youngest with his
shoe glue and vulgarities
and your eldest with his
school and his books and
his dreams
and your eldest with his
gun shaped like a
megaphone
and your eldest and his constant
refusal strings

i will not be an
airplane

i will not be
a shiny factory
tool

no
i will not be
illegible

i said look at me

i said
look
at me

i said
look
at
me

and your eldest with his
hand on the world like
a bible
and his gun
pointed straight at
its head

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