She was the nice little
girl next door
'never commited a sin,'
they cooed
'never did a thing wrong.'
She joined soccer, choir, chess
came home holding a freshly marked A+
every day of the week
in her innocent, clean hands
Her mum was her unsung hero
she did what she was told,
and did it gladly.
little Mary helped old ladies across the street
a sure sign of goodness, no?
She always came out to play
with me and my imaginary friend,
Princess Alexandra the 3rd.
Mary-Anne laughed one day.
"Look!" she exclaimed
"My pants are shrinking!"
They were inches above her ankles
and none of them too loose.
her parents laughed with h