Fay fingers
the black beads
prayer laden
Hail Marys
Our Fathers
her father
listens near
don't forget
he suggests
to mention
your recent
sinfulness
Fay listens
to his words
but then asks
what was that
sinfulness?
you're being
with that boy
who is not
Catholic
he tells her
why sinful?
she asks him
I say so
he replies
you're too young
for a boy
you are just
eleven
so is he
Fay replies
seeing then
Benedict
walking up
past the pub
looking out
the window
of the flat
sitting room
it's a sin
anyway
her father
informs her
walking off
from the room
Benedict
has gone now
from her sight
passed the bridge
where steam trains
often pass
leaving steam
but she has
Benedict
inwardly
in a dream.
May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015 at 3:45 PM UTC
Fay fingers
the black beads
prayer laden
Hail Marys
Our Fathers
her father
listens near
don't forget
he suggests
to mention
your recent
sinfulness
Fay listens
to his words
but then asks
what was that
sinfulness?
you're being
with that boy
who is not
Catholic
he tells her
why sinful?
she asks him
I say so
he replies
you're too young
for a boy
you are just
eleven
so is he
Fay replies
seeing then
Benedict
walking up
past the pub
looking out
the window
of the flat
sitting room
it's a sin
anyway
her father
informs her
walking off
from the room
Benedict
has gone now
from her sight
passed the bridge
where steam trains
often pass
leaving steam
but she has
Benedict
inwardly
in a dream.
A GIRL AND HER ROSARY BEADS AND HER FATHER'S WORDS.
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