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James G Paul Sr aka Pablo
Poems
Mar 2014
Redemption Song
She leans on faith
As victims do
To make it through
To heaven's gate;
And though she cries
Black swollen eyes,
Her feet two bleed
On sacred ground;
Her battered pride
She tries to hide
Under the guise
Of laughter;
She wears a smile
For every mile
Of sorrow
Life throws at her;
She shakes a dollar
From a dime
And makes
Her quarters cry;
She gathers pennies
By the roll
Until the well
Runs dry;
Her only vice:
A man of ice
Who brings her
Joy and pain;
From gothic eyes
To granite fists,
She's shackled
To his chains;
And scores of us
Who know her not
Do scoff
And call her names;
We judge her plight
From distant heights
Like Gods
Of her domain;
We know not why
She wears a smile
For every mile
Of sorrow;
Perhaps she knows
That woes unearned
Are all redeemed
Tomorrow ...
Perhaps she knows
That woes unearned
Are all redeemed
Tomorrow...
~ P
(#RedemptionSong)
3/20/14
Written by
James G Paul Sr aka Pablo
USA
(USA)
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