i remember
how she spat words
as knives
machine gun fast
each one with
punch and thrust

now she wears
her hair
long
and someone calls her
mommy

i remember
the scarves whe wore
and the wind that
caught their edges

i remember
that short haired
slender
lesbian
ahe loved unrequitably

and when she requested
99 red balloons
the german version
on vinyl