Liot

Image by Radislav Golubtsov

Liot
came from Texas
& had peroxide
blonde hair
pretty,
small feet
with bright
red toenails & a body
that told of diving.

She’s what some
People refer to
As white trash
As if it is ok
To call anyone
Trash.

She looked like
Stevie Nicks
All into
Cher

And had a sign
that
Read:
nudity beyond this
Point
hanging
over the entrance
Of the room she
Shared with a
mechanic
Boyfriend
who cared
More
about his hair
Than he did for her.

She had a crystal ball
And a limp that got worse
When it rained.

She liked to borrow my phone
When her bill went unpaid.
I guess you could say
I loved her…

I loved that trust she still
Seemed to have for
People
Although you know she got beaten down
Over and over again.

I like that although we came from
Two very different places:
Brooklyn & Texas,
We both
ended up on Maui
Neighbors
Keeping each
other company.

Between drugs
and car crashes
Liot earned money
As an exotic dancer.

Talk about euphemisms,

But that just what was
Great about Liot
She had a way about
Making bad things
Feel a lot better,
Like the way she took
Life and made
It seem so wonderful and
Beautiful although
You probably didn’t have a
Pot to piss in
And a court case you
Didn’t wake up to attend,

That was just the thing
About Liot,
She was a euphemism
A euphemism for life
A witch that made
Life seem so much better
Even if you ended up
With some guy
Who cared about his hair
And cars
Way more
than he cared
about you.