The Curious Case of Holy Smokes

she crosses herself 

at the slight sight of earthliness, 

she drowns her face in the sand 

the same way she sub-

-merges her soul in holy water, 

and prays blindly like a child.

...meanwhile across town on 42nd and 10th...

her daughter is a healthy, 

thriving 

lesbian
with a 

flourishing crop 

of hair 

on her 

head.