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She ventured out
and arrived
knowing Mommy and Daddy
would cushion any fall
So upon her entrances
she sparkled
like sparklers
on a festive night
on the fourth of July
she danced and spun
with the energies
of:
"No one will ever catch me
and I will never be caught and
my youth will remain forever
and always two men will want me
and I not wanting to hurt
either of them
will find two others"
A sweet piece of cake she was
eating from everybody's candies
All her beginnings
were winning ways
charming adoration
from her audiences
Mothers and Fathers
all along her route
pinching her big round cheeks
she was a sentimental
little queen bee
Brutal was she in her desire
that she remain darling daughter
to mothers and fathers
god forbid
if they were not total
in their ethical play
and soaked in their desire
for her welfare.

Irwin R. Shaw - June 24th 1987