rosalie

Measure your affection with a teaspoon and a sive.
Wrap the string around still tighter-something's bound to give.
Allocate a little bit for everyone you know.
Evenly distribute it so favorites don't show.
Pull your stockings higher when your kneecaps are a mess.
Wash your face and comb your hair and straighten out your dress.
Cry before the show, my dear, but curtsey for the crowd.
Up your medication when the voices get too loud.
Tell yourself you're pretty-maybe then it will be true.
Hold your breath and keep it in until you're turning blue.
Tell them all your secrets and convince yourself they care.
Tie a mask around your face-there's sickness in the air.
Stick the leeches to your skin to suck the poison out.
Charm them and beguil them with your pretty little pout.
Concentrate on something so your shelter stays intact.
Pull yourself together, girl, your lips are getting cracked.
Ration out your calories to keep the beast at bay.
Build a fire inside yourself and sleep the cold away.
Always be precise and neat and brittle to the touch.
Never lie and never cheat and never love too much.