We Kept the Coat as a Reminder
She was gloriously nondescript
Her eyes glazed over with a crusty face
Pink eye? We asked each other
None of us knowing
We are not doctors
She had a headache
But no one knew
We could not have guessed
And we did not care
Recognizing this, she kept silent.
We let her into our Sunday School Class.
Her coat was smelly, mothy, old and ragged.
Two women ran to get their coats before hers met the rack.
I thought they were rude.
No. I knew they were rude.
They have been rude a long time.
Two prudes.
Two rude sister prudes.
The stranger stayed the whole time.
She did not look over at the two prudes.
Not one time.
She left being as nondescript as she came in.
We never saw her again; but she left her awful coat.
We keep it as a reminder to try to be nicer next time.
In case she was Jesus in disguise.
if ever a devil was born
violent and rude, a star of the dawn
if ever an angel fell,
it would be you, Jezebel
if ever there were two eyes
to take the blue from out of the sky
giving me heaven and hell,
in that same tune, Jezebel
the one and the only
at times it gets lonely
soon she will know me. . . better
that's where it is, these are the parts
this is my kiss and here is my heart
they say only time will tell
if it is true, Jezebel
I'll not be surprised
if she tells me a lie
I'm just glad t' have met her
the one and the only
if she still wants to hold me
now she will know me. . . better
if ever an angel fell,
it would be you, Jezebel
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Just a little rude can ruin someones day,
being rude a little bit,
is like swimming in a vest,
rude is like swimming with no trunks on,
kissing in the dark,
was it him? or was it her?
and eating from a bag ewe left open on the counter
for several days.
The decadance of Society,RUDE,
has finally sickened me,
the only thing to do is pray to GOD
to quicken me.
When the hours pass too quickly,
and the days pass just like hours
the months appear to me like weeks gone bye.
These aer the things eye am searching for.
A Kind Word.
A Smile.
A Happy Kiss.
A While.
Time is a blessing.
Keep Time In Today.
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