Oh let me lay my head, tonight upon thine breast
and close my eyes against the fading light
...
On this rain soaked day, as we waited at the train station for a final time
hands clasped, fingers intertwined, , , as if hearts and minds
...
How does one dream of love when the heavens cry
when long sighs, reminds of Spring days gone by
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The Legend Of The Raggedy Ann
She skips down the street,
head nodding to car beats
hungry,
looking for something
to eat,
her beautiful face,
shows origin
of mixed race,
cocoa colored skin
mocha covered blend,
beautiful mixture
she's seven years old
what's wrong
with this picture.
She skips to the Taco stand,
clerk tells her
no ends,
wrong plan,
she's starving now
but must go home
stomach grumbling
arguing with her backbone,
tears welling
eyes swelling
she covers her face
with her hand,
in this world
she has nothing
but her Raggedy Ann.
She arrives home
all alone,
mama's baby
daddy's maybe,
mama ain't never around
and daddy ain't never been down,
neighbors say responsibility
mama shirks,
but mama got bills
so mama works,
daddy acts like
he ain't next of kin,
but she don't care
she just wants to see him again,
mama says pray for daddy
he's on crack,
she calls on God
but he don't call back,
so she sits on the curb stand
and talks to her best friend
Raggedy Ann.
Raggedy Ann is so pretty
she comforts her,
when she's alone
she speaks to her
in whispered tones,
she is her best friend
until the end,
when she cries
Raggedy Ann
cries too,
when she feels pain
Raggedy Ann feels the same,
all alone in the dark
Raggedy Ann
repeats her name,
what would she do
If Raggedy Ann were lost,
what would she do
could she bear the cost.
Mama's taking her
to the store today,
she's ecstatic
Raggedy Ann
feels the same way,
mama promises to
let her push the cart,
never had a pair of shoes
that didn't come
from Wal Mart,
mama tells her
go wait by the stairs,
don't go anywhere
don't you dare,
but she doesn't care
she wants some fresh air.
Hey little girl
you over there,
you want some candy?
come over here
i got some handy,
she stares
daddy is that you
she declares,
she can't see his face
because of the suns glare,
so she takes a chance
and steps over there.
It's over in an instant
no one witness
no assistance,
he's too strong
no resistance,
her screams not loud enough
to distant,
as his sick mind
seeks to take her innocence,
and rob her
of life's existence.
The back alley
is deserted,
no one can here them
no one alerted,
shes only seven
why her?
Because in his sick world
she's a special little girl,
so why not her?
why not kill her world.
He entices her to surrender
he's armed with a knife
he seeks to dismember,
She swings Raggedy Ann
as hard as she can,
the button from the dolls lace
catches him in the face,
slicing into his eye,
hes momentarily blinded
and she's spry
so she flies,
he's chasing for pain and spite,
but her feet agitate
the pavement
she's running for her life,
shes almost to the street
but he's faster,
and very near
she drops her doll
shes frozen in fear,
he slips and trips over her doll
big mistake,
he never saw the car coming
this seals his fate,
CRASH
BAM
BOOM!
he gone now
HELL has a special room,
Mama's never home
she's always alone,
she prayed to get her daddy off crack.
she thought God
never had her back,
but her mama was always gone
and her daddy was never a man,
so God devised a plan
God sent her a best friend
God sent her Raggedy Ann...KB (Copyright) 2011