mary was

catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
edited March 2007 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
mary was a friend of mine
she lived in the house next door
when the yelling started
she'd climb the old oak tree
crawl along the branches
and drop in through my window
i'd hold her and comfort her
and stroke her hair
while she thought of ways to die

she used to tell me stories
that i was too slow to believe
one night i wasn't home
my bedroom window closed
mary slipped and fell
landed on her back beneath that tree

mary grew real quiet after that
and i started to see the signs
i never saw her in class
and she told me she'd been bad
her father told her that
but said he loved her anyways
she'd just close her eyes
and wish she could get away

well one day mary went away
and she's not ever coming back
she decided that she'd had enough
and finally learnt to fly
she escaped a life she didn't own
of days and nights dragged down

her father said he didn't know why
her mother stood beside and cried
her little sister stood to the side
standing there waiting her turn

i sometimes sit at my window
look across the fence
mary's window
curtains drawn
and think of her defense
hear my name
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
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Comments

  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    Brilliant cate. Just brilliant. :)
    NOPE!!!

    *~You're IT Bert!~*

    Hold on to the thread
    The currents will shift
  • chadwickchadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    yea very amazing..i wanna help mary..id miss her if it were me..you are
    a special person miss writer lady..
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."

    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,410
    This kind of story makes me so sad. :(
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  • electronblueelectronblue WPB Florida Posts: 3,460
    awesome!...~
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    "Forgive every being,
    the bad feelings 
    it's just me"


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