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Little Girl, Run
January 19, 2011
Bruises
On the faces
Hearts
Minds
Of women
Young girls
Mere children
Untied shoelaces
Dragging on the pavement
Sad days passed
More to come
Life to lose
Wars to wage
Dimes to pay
Wind in your hair
As you walk down the street
Cracked red tiles
On laundromat floors
Where you sleep
Young child
You sleep
Alone
Cold
Fighting for control
Over your life
Battling the man
The black cloaked man
Shhhhh, whisper now child
He's here.
© Rosalie P., Pompton Plains, NJ
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