DARK WERE HER EYES- Like her sad dark life- And her HOME was a boat on the sand- Just an overturned wreck of a lonely boat- Where she lived, by the sounding sea! She looked at me, and her deep dark eyes, Where the shadows, when twilight is dim- And I talked with her Grandma- [...]
To Annie.
We have always called you Annie- Tho you wandered far away, From the little hidden pathway Where the joys of childhood stay, Gone so quickly, down the pathway, LEFT US….while the vision stays, Of a Little Girl, name ANNIE- That I knew in other days. Gone so quickly, down the pathway- Left me out here, [...]
Limitation
Hypnotized, mesmerized, illegalized Bound by government and god-payrents No more guns for you little girl I never wanted them in the first place Mr.! Weathering the storm that will ensue She’s inspired by something (but it’s not really her) It flows and it’s mine, she proclaims. “I’m a listless flower waiting for the last stages of bloom” [...]
Etta
Earlier chapters: The Rodeo Girl…the dance floor The Apartment Problem Glass Question Token The Little Girl Live Theatre with Etta Etta Has Flown the Coop Face to Face Choosing In Retrospect… Yes Etta and the Card The last three chapters: Part I Etta and the Lie Etta had just moved in with Jeffery when the [...]
To Her Daddy’s Work Today
“Daddy, Daddy, let me come to work with you today”, She stood there sobbing as I drove away, And in the rear view mirror I saw her crying as she waved, And felt my heart break one more time again. Everyday was just the same; I said she couldn’t come, My days were busy and [...]
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