lulled by the car alarms

and winter smoke

the trash filled cigarettes

paper bag princess

keeps watch

from the west side

to the east side

village to village

eyes darting

fishnets flashing

paper bag princess

dive bar to street car

the dizzy smell

her crinoline skirt

frostbit toes

caked with dirt

paper bag princess

under bridges deep

fire wings flap

under her feet

the rats keep track

and sew her dress

before she sleeps

princess