Skinny Girl

Skinny bones, and simple clothes. Covered her skin. covered her bones. Skinny legs  walked along. Walked down the road. Alone. Skinny streets and skinny sidewalks. She passed by skinny trees and small house lots. She walked a lot. She walked and looked for something. Get away from something. Skinny girl had black hair and white teeth. Skinny girl walked down the street. Down the street. One foot. Two feet. Down the street. Skin and bones, covered by simple clothes. Down the road. Smelled like fall, smelled like rain. She walked to escape pain. So much pain in a small body. So much in a skinny body. She would burst. And she would curse, loud enough for the wind to hear. The wind played with her hair and swept away the whispers. Skinny girl almost blew over. Skinny girl. Built of bone. Covered in skin. Wouldn't let any one in, ever again.