used so much
hairspray that
day afraid of wind
knocking over the
hornet’s nest
that when she
struck the match
to light the cigarette
the flame hit the
fuming shellac
like hairstyle
4th of July
& she ended up 6 weeks
in the burn center
feeling her head blister
scar&distort
lying there knowing pain
with her finger on
the remote control
television fumbling
through the soap operas
cursing the pretty faces
wishing these weren’t the
days of her life
