Poor Little Rich Girl
(after Edie Sedgwick)
Poor little rich girl
a muse of flesh and miniskirt
quaking youth rising sun girl
born to white heat all naked
heart of gold scratching the
back of her throat looking for pennies
Poor little rich girl
an extra small cameo
lying in bed at sundown
applying lipstick grey
it keeps smudging reapply
it’s ersatz silver this time
Poor little rich girl
like a rolling stone like death
both abandoned yet replayed
at the movies eyes of paint
handful of downers and then
nowhere all flesh all open
Poor little rich girl
say goodbye to Manhattan
The Superstars him and his fifteen minutes
handful of downers and then
nowhere don’t forget to breathe
still avant-garde in speech just say action