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Cassandra

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Published: Nov 29, 2011

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_{A few years ago I met a girl by the name of Sally,
She was sweet and young and silly, and never knew when to shut up,
She giggled at the most inappropriate moments, and had a glint in her eyes,
watching the world pass in front of her, she was ready to grab it,
With both hands, her teeth, everything she could,
Because she knew somewhere out there was something better than this,

At the age of ten they changed her name from Cassandra,
To Sally, they said that it'd help with the memories,
With her difficulty in hearing her own name,
They thought it for the best, And Sally was the name
Of her favourite childhood toy, a little bear,
Mocha brown, with black button eyes, she'd sewn on herself.

When she turned eight, the police came knocking,
Her next door neighbour had heard the screams,
There were strange voices and odd sounds,
And Cassandra didn't like it,
She burst into tears under the musty bed,
And grasped her bear to her chest.

Back when she was five she found her mummy crying,
Trying to hide behind the sofa, She held little Cassie
Close to her chest, and wiped away both their tears,
With the corner of her sleeve, and whispered
Everything would be fine, hushed don't cry's,
And I love you's. That Cassie just didn't understand.

Aged two, a young girl entered the hospital,
With bruised ribs, a broken leg, and cuts on her face,
Her father looked thuggish, but there was nothing
The nurses could prove, so with disapproving looks,
and cautious mutters they put a note on her file,
And hoped for the best.
The morning that little girl left the hospital
Her mother found a little bear, with a blue ribbon
And black eyes waiting by the side of the bed,
And a little note, "My name is sally, Please, look after me."

I went to her house one evening,
To Sally's that is, and ran my fingers across the shelves,
And my eyes caught on a small bear, that was slightly fraying,
With one button eye starting to pull off, and a faded piece of ribbon,
Around her neck, and a little label, hanging from her paw.
"My name is Sally. Please, look after me."}