Hermoine

she is around fourteen

blonde with flower head band
pink sequinned dress
stops mid thigh
purple spaghetti straps
black bra showing
through bulging sides

the k-mart tag
- still attached -
reads princess costume
size 4-5

the other girl wears glasses
is chubby legged
stocky / lovely faced
broomsticked
frizzy-haired
black caped

happy halloween
she is hermoine
and i         shifting in plastic red heels
am barbie

little hermoine
averts her eyes
perhaps
detecting the smile in mine

and i want to say

oh / hermoine

believe me
your train to hogwarts
is not far away

the world will realise
how truly magical you are
one day

hermoine