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Leanne Lanctot
© 1999
On a dark night in the park,
a woman walks alone.
A stranger runs up,
slits her throat
and takes her purse.
he then runs away
and never looks back.
The helpless victim lays there
feeling, watching,
the life being drained out of her,
thinking of the pen
she bought her daughter,
the one with the happy face
that rolls around.
Someone stumbles upon her,
but its too late.
The thief rounds the corner,
and fishes around in the purse.
Five whole dollars.
The funeral is the next day.
The tears of despair
and hopelessness
begin to fall
for the innocent victim,
murdered for five dollars
and a happy face pen.
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