Hannah

Who can dream of empathy, sitting on a wall, too drunk even to speak, why raise the stakes, he mighn't come at all, useless dates we make, I wait for the seasons, with my crown of thorns, have given up on reason, he could arrive with grace, laugh instead of careworn, should I act brave, he studies me with ease, like i've been caught, pissing in the sea, lends a hand that shakes, absence in his call, understands why I hesitate, this is not really me, jellied to my core, a flower of deep uncertainty, scared of being torn.

Gabi

Da's agin in the pen, our pillows are not soaked, you stand there bereft, if you think he's class, consider him gone, he'll never eat grass, always first to the Den, laughs at us dopes, thinks he's the only one, he won't be assed, leaving you alone, will just shoot more gas, can't sit and pretend, we want him back home, there's nothing he's left, on a chair bound fast, holding a lover's phone, don't care what happens, you say we can help, pray that we'll cope, Ma you're a mess, we splice our own rope.

Gabby

Da's agin in the pen, our pillows are unsoaked, you stand there bereft, if you think he's class, consider him gone, he'll never eat grass, always first to the Den, laughs at us dopes, thinks he's the only one, he won't be assed, leaving you alone, will just shoot more gas, don't sit and pretend, we want him back home, whatever he's left, on a chair bound fast, holding a lover's phone, won't care what happens, you say we can help, pray that we'll cope, Ma you're a mess, we splice our own rope.

Freya

You'd scream would you, when she demands another loan, talks of her bad news, sunlight,water,sky, you avoid that ocean boom, God knows maybe she's right, she shimmers down the avenue, her daisy head is blown, she paints us lemon blue, howling jangles to the night, we try to impose a curfew, avoid the constant fights, when she cries for truth, you say she's not alone, drains me just to argue, what's worse is her rights, says we've gone to ruin, you, me, all our lives, before asking for her due, hunger reveals our don'ts, leaves us here to stew, she wants another home ?

Ellie

Please don't moan, I'll stifle my screams, stay a rolling stone, a knife to my throat, you know how it's been, what keeps me going, I just want a throne, to perch by the sea, searching for love, why dance on my ghosts, no more a has been, you like that the most, when you don't come home, is that what you mean, if I butter the toast, maybe you groan, you once used to tease, won't break my bones, am not here to atone, for your busted schemes, neither to loan, more of my dreams.

Dana

A cracked afternoon, maybe offers some light, makes me feel cool, here in this game, a race for your life, it's who holds the reins, don't act like a fool, or try to be wise, stop doing things you do, if you're looking for gain, heart thrums like a firefly, let's look another way, what makes it so cruel, you're hurting inside, being used like a mule, if they ask the same, try skimming the tides, expose all their waste, put on good shoes, take a long train ride, who needs to be ruled, now you've chimed.

Casey

You're never a girl, that curses and blasts, your mind in a whirl, face like a stone, how you look your best, too late to go home, won't wear silken furls, these men who want sex, impassive as pearls, they stalk you like ghosts, prone to collapse, can't face to be alone, your hair doesn't curl at what they ask, their begging for a third, you fling them a toast, let them drink aghast, forget what they like most, say you cook with gas.