A Kiss Goodnight (Narrative)

All she wanted was to take a nap,
while she waited by the swamp, for her big sister.
She was taking in the raw musk of duckweed and moss,
as she sheltered her eyes from the sun,
before falling victim to
the haze of the approaching evening.

She finally surrendered to the lullaby of the bayou,
when a pair of Georgia boots crept up beside her--
dirtying up her sheer, orange sundress.
She wanted to run so badly--
scream for her daddy to come rescue his "princess,"
but it was no use.

He was too quick, too strong, too overwhelming.
But she fought with all her might,
until she could fight no more.
He gave her a kiss goodnight--
such a delicate peck on the cheek,
before giving her away to the country side.

That was ten years ago,
but the town still mourns for the missing beauty.
"She was only 18 years old,
snatched up by the hand of God,"
the bitter ones say.

They continue to search for her body,
while the Louisiana swamps continue
to hold her hostage, never telling a soul.
If only someone would've made it to the docks ten minutes earlier,
she would've never fallen prey to the fatal kiss of a stranger.
She would've never taken her last slumber, her last kiss goodnight.

************************************************************
Inspired by the wrestler Bray Wyatt and his theme song ("Broken Out in Love" by Mark Crozer and The Rels). Also inspired by the "Swamp Murders" commercial on the ID channel.