Mary Ann's Hallway

Mary Ann’s Hallway





There was a little girl

her name was Mary Ann

she sat out in the hallway

as holidays were banned



no Christmas tree, or birthday cake

no New Years resolution

to her church and family

these were evil mind pollution



instead her mind was filled

with their rules and with their laws

she knew them all so well;

don’t think ~

don’t ask ~

and don’t you ever tell.



the silence was deafening

as she bottled up her questions

she tried to keep their lies

handed out as explanations



she used her pillow late at night

to bottle up her cries

and pasted on her mask each day

she smiled through the lies



i’m ok

i’m just fine

nothings going on

the teachers seemed unconvinced

but they soon left her alone



the hallway was a lonely place

for the little Mary Ann

she wasn’t given anything

no pencil, pen or crayon



sometimes when all was quiet

she’d quietly get up

and look into the window

of the world that was corrupt