The Little Girl

The world around her
Quiet as can be
Little girl,
Thirteen years
Melancholy human

The world around her
Quiet as can be
She hears the whispers,
The whispers
Of the elders

"Death"
"Sudden"
"Didn't feel a thing"

The world around her
Quiet as can be
A little girl,
Thirteen years
Melancholy human
Tears stream down her cheek

The death of her father,
The world around her
Quiet as can be

3/7/07