The little girls have armed themselves with kitchen knives. The little girls are taking back the streets. The little girls are patrolling the alleyways until just before dawn. The little girls are slipping into their mother’s beds, bodies small and cold from the evening mists.

The little girls are leading double lives.

The little girls are being called on in school. The little girls are giving the teachers the right answers for a change. The little girls are throwing things. The little girls are getting into fist fights.

The little girls are tall enough to hamstring a man.

The little girls are working on the farms. The little girls are strong and quick. The little girls are studying all the ways. The little girls are riding horses and never getting down. The little girls are jumping fences.

The little girls are running back to home.

The little girls are fighting crime. The little girls are fighting doublethink. The little girls are never lying anymore.