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Stone Thrower
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Stone Thrower
The day dawned hot and blister red
Hooker Mary was asleep in bed
Righteous Kate had beat the sun
Hit the floor with purpose; on the run
Righteous Kate knew she was always right
She never wavered from a fight
Right was right and wrong was wrong
The whore would learn her lesson ‘fore long
Hooker Mary was very striking
Much to Righteous Kate’s disliking
Despite Kate’s own wealth and power
She was rather plain and always dour
Much younger than the Righteous Kate;
Karma handed Mary a wretched fate
Kate’s spouse was seen with Mary
Gossips too much for Kate to carry
Of course the fault was not her mates
Blame lay at that whore’s own filthy gates
Kate’s spouse was a moral man
Led astray by the little tramps plan
Kate had no concept of Mary’s past
Thought Mary’s sins were unsurpassed
It was just; NO! Her righteous mission;
Expose Mary’s sinful position
Mary knew of violence and rape
From the young age of eight, no escape
She knew not plain compassion
Mostly rage and hate filled passion
She found herself, now age fifteen,
Out on the street, unwanted; unseen
The alleys became her home
Her place to sleep; her place to roam
Hard pressed, she managed to survive
The men, seemed glad she was alive
They all returned to use the whore
She was young, pretty and knew the score…
This day of blazing provocation
A child was damned with accusation
Mary was disgraced and disavowed
By Kate and her supporting crowd
Sundown brought a fiercely wicked storm
Frightening in its strength; far from the norm
Morn found Mary lifeless on the ground
The pavements tinge of red was quite profound
Righteous Kate knew she was always right
She never wavered from a fight
Right was right and wrong was wrong
Righteous Kate’s own shame will be lifelong
6.19.2010
© Tonya Greenlee