Melba Louise Jenkins

(Melba was my grandmother)

M elba Louise was as pretty as a girl could be

E legant lady she was Irish and Cherokee

L ovely blond curls adorned her sweet face

B orn on September 18th of 1907

A married lady by time she turned seventeen

 

L onliness came to her when her husband was killed

O n a hot summer day during the Great Depression

U nfortunately she cried as she held him close to her heart

I n her arms he lay dying from a bullet to his side

S he kissed him good-bye as he said "please don't cry

E verything sweetheart will be alright

 

J ust be strong my love and take care of our 3 children"

E verything went dark as he closed his weary eyes

N ow what was she to do, so young to be left a widow

K eeping her promise to his last dying wish she remarried

I n the years that followed she was beat, and children abused

N o one ever spoke about it until this very day for he always

S aid to us kids "Children should be seen and not heard"

Reviews

[Chaos]

Oh how sad! She loved him so and did her best and she couldn't keep her promise. It's always hard for me to hear that statement about children not being heard because children give us life and hope that our memories will live on. They carry us to immortality.

I loved the flow and feeling with this piece. Thank you so much for sharing.