Milkbar madness

She searched 
for what seamed like 45 minutes 
for the spoon that hung around her neck 
it was her albatross 
her great white whale 
the frog she dared to kiss 
that became a prince 
but for a moment 
to lead her on his white steed 
as far as the rabbit hole 
she now looked at on her arm 

heroin was her zookeeper 
& the monkey on her back 
hung tapestries of s**t 
to be all that she could see 
It hung from her neck 
like an umbilical noose 
make of babies breath 
& squeezed 
at her mind 
like a hangman's lullaby 
& she just wanted to hear 
that song one last time