Time went by as it's wont to do It passed by without a trace But, as the years transpired He could not forget her face He met her in the park one night An offer from her lips She could make his whole night special She would use her woman's hips She burned a mark onto his heart A face he'd not forget But, he sent her on her way again Like others that he'd met A ticket back to Georgia To the home from where she came He declined all of her offers He didn't even know her name Since then he'd had more offers Fed more girls and brought them home Many left before redemption They would rather fight alone But, she...somehow remembered Not for her actions left undone But, for the fact she took his offer Left before they saw the sun He never knew how long she'd Been residing in the night Never knew just what her reason For leaving home and taking flight To him she was a question Left unanswered to this day Did she use the one bus ticket ? Did she venture on her way ? He took her to the station Left her waiting by herself Never saw her board the Greyhound No luggage for the shelf He'd been back to the town park Hadn't seen her since that night Not that he'd been looking For he knew he'd set her right But, without proof of her leaving The question gnawed at his insides Did she take the chance he gave her? Did she board the bus and ride ? He was often at the diner Eating meals with those he picked Those he felt would take his offer would try to heal the wounds he nicked He'd get them all to open up A mental knife slice to their brains Make them see that they were worthy Try to release them from their pain Some would go and some would not Still, he would venture back To the park so full of vices Where so many were off track One day while he was waiting For his dinner to be served He saw across the table A face that left him quite un-nerved He swore he'd seen the girl child The one whose name he did not know She was in the diner with another Inside, protected from the snow He caught a glance, and that was all He looked again, she was not there He looked around the diner Where she went he knew not where He really wasn't certain, If it was her he saw that night But, it raised that certain question Or was it just a trick of light Did she go home back to Georgia? Or was she still there in the park? Was she at home with her parents? Or was she hooking after dark? I guess he'll never know the answer Nor, will we without much fuss Is she still waiting for redemption? Did she get upon the bus ?.....
For Sue, who asked the question.....did she or didn't she? This is the sequel to "Walking in The Park".