Fag-it Girls


from the ABC set Writing 2008

Fag-it girls.

Fag-it girls, pushing their babies
With their bums out and their tits out
Their attitudes out… on display
Furry bomber jackets
With their midriffs showing… in winter.
Fag-it girls saying fuck,
Like it means something,
When really it means nothing at all
Just a space filler
Shouting that they’ve got fuck all to say.
Fag-it girls, pony tails bobbing
High on their heads, tight and severe
Their phallus
Like a penis,
A symbol, that they’re rock solid
Fag-it girls
Ignoring the screams
Of their soiled dirty children
In their soiled dirty pushchairs
Can’t buy nappies but money for smokes.
Fag-it girls with pierced noses.
and un-breakfasted babies
A squashed sausage roll in a blue cold hand
But they put on their make-up to hit the streets
To bob and posture and preen
Fag-it girls with fifty pence meters
And third floor flats at seventeen
With one kid and an early one cooking,
She’s not showing yet
And he’s long gone
Fag-it girls teaching fuck all to their children
Like it means something.

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Comments

Sooz006 | January 16, 2008 - 10:29

Thank you so much for my cherry, it's been a long time since I've had one of those.

willowtree | January 20, 2008 - 20:42

willow
didn't see the cherry- but would have thought about it meself. Rather díscerting,hurting and heartbreaking socialrealisme.My god I am touched.

willowtree | January 20, 2008 - 20:43

willow
didn't see the cherry- but would have thought about it meself. Rather díscerting,hurting and heartbreaking socialrealisme.My god I am touched.

willowtree | January 20, 2008 - 20:44

willow
didn't see the cherry- but would have thought about it meself. Rather díscerting,hurting and heartbreaking socialrealisme.My god I am touched.

Sooz006 | January 23, 2008 - 23:48

Too much in a rush to grow up, if only they knew ... thank you for reading and commenting.

Doeslittle | February 28, 2008 - 23:41

Think it's excellent and very well written.

shyrewode | May 9, 2012 - 16:44

Very sharp observation, and all too real. Fag-it girls on Jezza Kyle!

Steve

sid | May 19, 2012 - 20:28

Brilliant. Especially the ending