For her 18th birthday
Her parents,
Who were good Christians thankyouverymuch,
Bought her a golden cross
To wear around her neck
*On her 20th birthday
She sold that necklace
And told her parents she lost it
While pulling her shirtsleeve down
To cover the marks on her arm*
On her 23rd birthday
Her high school sweetheart
Put a dainty ring
Onto her even daintier finger
*On her 24th birthday
Her husband asked where her ring was
“Oh, it’s just up in my jewelry box”
She said.
Her dainty fingers
Had become too skeletal to wear it*
On her 26th birthday
She gave birth
To a lovely baby girl
With one straw colored curl
That looked like gold in the sun
*On her 26th birthday
A woman in a black suit
With a court order
Took her first born away
She never knew the woman’s name*
Apr 21, 2015
Apr 21, 2015 at 12:41 AM UTC
For her 18th birthday
Her parents,
Who were good Christians thankyouverymuch,
Bought her a golden cross
To wear around her neck
*On her 20th birthday
She sold that necklace
And told her parents she lost it
While pulling her shirtsleeve down
To cover the marks on her arm*
On her 23rd birthday
Her high school sweetheart
Put a dainty ring
Onto her even daintier finger
*On her 24th birthday
Her husband asked where her ring was
“Oh, it’s just up in my jewelry box”
She said.
Her dainty fingers
Had become too skeletal to wear it*
On her 26th birthday
She gave birth
To a lovely baby girl
With one straw colored curl
That looked like gold in the sun
*On her 26th birthday
A woman in a black suit
With a court order
Took her first born away
She never knew the woman’s name*
