Praying for Crusa

her mother
Now that she is gone and lives away from us
all I can do is pray that Our Lord keeps her safe.
A mother knows her children; I know my Crusa.
She has always had her own mind.
the women
Liberty ... Humph ...
At her age, how long can she earn a living?
Who will take her as his wife?
With no children to call her own;
who will she have to depend on?
the men
That Crusa was always a strange one.
Talking back, sassing.
That Crusa was always a strange one.
Kept to herself; never said much.

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16 lines · 16 stanzas