This Poem was Submitted By: Nafis A Khan On Date: 2000-05-14 14:49:54 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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The Secret

  On a dreary Sunday Morning She rode the bus downtown Climbed the stairs to the 16th floor And took the short way down. He read the news next morning The headlines told the tale Sighed with relief at no sign of his name And started reading his mail. Alone in his cheap motel room The husband besotted with rye Heard the news on the TV show  And quietly started to cry. The wasn’t much of an inquest For a woman with nothing to hide None knew the tears, the pain and the shame For the child she carried inside.

Copyright © May 2000 Nafis A Khan


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