“Sally Dupre'”
Scott Anderson
Sally Dupre'.....deserved an apology
For I never learned how to spell
Gunshots still ring in my ears
The wind still carries the smell...oh the smell
Putting off to think of myself
For myself....was all I needed then
I wiped away her hair...that clung to my hand
That held the pen....that did not land
That did not begin...I don't understand
Dancing and sometimes seemingly
Tripping over the thoughts that landed on me
Close the book...Sally she did
Her hair still follows me...from where ever she is
Sally Dupre'.....deserved an apology
For I never learned how to read
Sally Dupre'
Sally Dupre' deserved an apology
For I never learned how to spell Gunshots still ring in my ears...the smell...oh the smell
The wind carries forever all that has been lost
So I look for the wind from the same direction
To bring her back...again
Putting off to think of myself...for myself is all I needed then
I wiped away her hair that clung to my hand
That held the pen that didn't land
That didn't begin.....that didn't understand
Dancing and sometimes seemingly tripping
My moving thoughts that would not subside
Close the book Sally she did
Her hair still follows me
From wherever she is