Paper Bag Sister

Paper Bag Sister

what are you carrying in your hand

Did you think we wouldn't notice

or that we wouldn't understand

You don't carry it the same way

as you did the other day

Where are you running to

What are you going to do

 

Paper Bag Sister

What's inside the bag

Is it everything that doesn't let you

believe you look like a hag

What if you held it by your side

Is it just too much to hide

You hold it so close to your chest

I guess you know what's best

 

Paper Bag Sister

Do you have what you need

Can I help in any way

I know you have mouths to feed

That bag will always be brown

no matter how long you carry it around town

Just don't wear it like a nightgown

Don't wanna have to get you from Lost and Found

Reviews

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. poignant beyond measure ... particularly the last stanza ... i'm guessing this is an ode to women on the street ... or a metaphor for women ... who are deprived for not fault of theirs ... whichever the case ... this is too overwhelming ... i so want to be found ... i yearn to be found ... and i am ... at least by em ... and by all you generous geniuses ... of course ... :) ...