Little Girl Hush

Don't cry little one

for justice has been done

and the monkey on your back

ceased to exist; with that

He'll make you no more faces

to imitate in races

where his weight had pulled you down

till you wore an inner frown

Stop searching for a deck of cards

'cause there's no need for crazy 8s

you are no longer like fishbait

for sharks in shallow waters

you are not cannon fodder

So put your shield down little girl

you needed it in a cold, cruel world

though child soldiers should never be

But please now, come down from the tree

that was once a kittycat sanctuary

no need to fear the fireman

oh, let him take your hand

For it serves you no more

and below there is no more, a war

to hide from shaken, beaten child

you need not brave the dangers wild

There is a place you can call home

there is a lace dress you can own

you need not roam in holed up shoes

and a knapsack full of cans of booze

You have survived

take back your pride

get on the train

and enjoy the ride

To heavens 'gate

for angels wait

the same ones who loved you through hate

and so there is a different fate

from the one in which you once believed

waiting for you, past the wasted time grieved

So wipe those tears off of your face

you have finally won your case

you no longer stand on trial

you are free to walk the miles

Down the road to freedom

down the road to acceptance

laugh as loudly as you wish

and this time no one'll snicker

and with those who still won't understand

there's no energy to bicker

Remember who is at a loss

so that you do not burn, but cross

the bridges once too shaky

are safer, for a woman

in dignity

You take it back

for you don't lack

so cut some slack

for tragedy un-faulted

and luck that had you bad

'til it turned you raving mad

Though it's transient

and your ambient

intact like a statuette

but moving like a cat

in womanhood you're that

Be not afraid to wear the lace

for you won't need mace

be no more the predators

be there, maybe, editors

So tell that “little girl” to hush

for the forest

oh so green and lush

is waiting for your footsteps...

April 27th, 2012

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