Elaine sits
in her room
the door shut
her sister
in the room
next to hers
plays records
all too loud
an Elvis
Rock and Roll
kind of song
but Elaine
shuts it out
as best as
she now can
curtain's drawn
chink of light
through a gap
gazing hard
at herself
in mirror
her features
those two eyes
her thoughts on
the boy John
what went wrong?
almost there
getting close
yet so tense
lost in words
burnt in touch
scared to feel
love as this
undoing
lost balance
this love feel
this chasm
she pretends
to kiss him
her eyes close
Elvis sings
from nearby
the song hurts
feels undone
makes her cry.