And in that righteous moment, complete
clarity. Bree was not an invention,
not a stranger.
Bree was the essence of me.
Whether That’s Good or Bad
I can’t say. I just know it’s true.
Bree opens doors
Kristina wouldn’t dare
knock on,
like that cute lifeguard’s—
not to mention Adam’s,
even if that one had recently
slammed in her face.
But Bree insists on having
things all her way.
So when Trent and Sarah
came trucking up,
bickering and tittering
and doing all those little
cutesy friend-type things,
Kristina never minded.
Bree wanted to tell them
to shut the hell up, go
away. Let her play.
For a while,
without the monster
whispering sweet
and terrible
nothings,
Kristina was still in charge.