flowered print dresses
and big clunky shoes
little girls
look much older
with overly made-up faces
and slightly formed bodies
emphasized all too clearly
by the tightest in urban fashion trends.
idle chatter,
thought to be important,
of what life "really" is all about
remains oblivious and innocent.
*how sweet*
tiny ciggarettes
pressed between painted lips
inhale death
to their young frames
as they puff away youth
for the sake of growing up
too fast.