1.
Pity the bed like a bathtub a solid
place to embrace and lie naked shiver
under the sheets like cornstalks on the highway
pity the bed like a bathtub a solid
tie of the form to  frame squirming helpless
forcing fake tears poor baby desires
pity The bed like a bathtub a solid
place to embrace and lie naked shiver

2.
Pity the mattress on the dusty floor
dream of falling and brace against the snap
the body sags downward like old fruit they
pity the mattress on the dusty floor
embrace the edge to remember where it
stops and embrace themselves to remember it's
pity The mattress on the dusty floor
dream of falling brace against the snap

3.
Pity the sheets like a knotted shoe lace
tied too tight for fingers to undo it
scissors leave the strings to fray to curl to
pity the sheets like a knotted shoe lace
bleach will clean the patch they see but inside
tangled coils is gray smoke salt the smell of
pity The sheets like a knotted shoe lace
tied too tight for fingers to undo it.

4.
Pity the grief of little girls hiding
beneath the bed facedown breathing carpet
dressed in mommy's white heels and wicker hats
pity the grief of little girls hiding
and counting one hundred and five five
hundred times over waiting waiting for
pity The grief of little girls hiding
beneath the bed facedown breathing carpet.