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Book 37 Page 42

Innocence personified

What me! Guilty, n---oo

I wouldn’t hurt a fly.

Just look at this innocent face!

This is the kind of face that any mother would love!?

I don’t have a mean bone in my body.

Why … I don’t even know the meaning of ‘bad!

I was raised to be kind and to love.

Do these paws look red to you?

I’m telling you, I’m innocent.

And if I’m not, well …

may the good lord strike me down, /

throw my body into the deepest dungeon and

throw away the key.

I’m innocent I’m telling you,

as innocent as a baby in a cradle.

You do believe me,

don’t you!!!???

don’t you!!!?

 © Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au  dominicj7@poetry.net.au 08/08/2004