*loolaville _poetry    



Josephine

I don't know who told Josephine
she had to be alone.
She trembles in dark corners
like a desperate mourner
and why,
she doesn't know.
Josephine hides,
she cries,
and she tries to sleep
but the hours creep past her slow.

She wants to be safe
with a lover like a mother,
taking her back to when
her hair was thin and fair
curled by humid air,
and the sun kissed
her skin so sweet,
leaving her golden brown
- not yet found by hands
full of lustful heat.

Take Josephine and lift her
up to the trees,
rough bark scratching her knees.
Let her climb, twist, and turn
hang upside down
until spring buds burst
and the moons comes around.
If she falls the fear calls
so hold your arms out strong,
and it won't be long

'til the truth settles deep down inside;
that the sobbing cries,
the sad goodbyes,
the trembling sighs,
and dirty guys
can not reach-
can not touch-
her soul.
 


   
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