Don'T Follow Patches
I know a certain event has you feeling down.
There was a sudden death of a girl in town.
She was floating in the river past the coal yard.
You took your neighbor’s words quite hard.
Gossip flourishes in this old shanty village.
Living in this place is hardly a privilege.
Rumors have it you were in love with this girl.
Among the lumps of coal, she was a pearl.
Her parents hated you, and yours despised her.
They never wanted to see you together.
You attempted to see her. I know you tried.
She thought she lost you, and it led to her suicide.
It is quite unfortunate that “Patches” is now gone.
Do not take your own life. You need to carry on.
Based on the hit song of yesteryear "Patches" by Dickey Lee
Copyright © Robert Pettit | Year Posted 2011
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