2_lives andrea the cashier hands the woman her change & notices the faint lines down the insides of her wrists. they match his. he smiles. a young girl, mad at the world, stops at a red light & casually glances over to see the words she’s mouthing escape from the ten year old passenger in the car next to her. alone, two teenage boys wander up & down the aisle searching for the right box, not knowing what size or strength to purchase. boy one turns to the other & asks for a suggestion. boy two blushes. the elderly woman gazes at the young expecting mother rubbing her belly. she looks at the older woman & imagines what her child will be like when she is that age. the girls scratch & fight, pulling out hair & splitting lips over the attention of a boy. but when it’s all over, they go their separate ways. both to houses with men whose attention they loathe. copyright 2000 000505 ... battle of the sexes what difference between men? 041012 ... unhinged and now i go back to the lonely version of my second life 100313 what's it to you? who go blather from