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Runaway Girl

By Mary McVeagh from Northampton

(THOUGHTS ON SEEING A YOUNG GIRL ATTEMPTING TO RUNAWAY ON A BUS TOWN )

Where are you bound for? runaway girl.
Where are you bound?
'Kent' you say, runaway girl, you intend to go to Kent!
When will you go there? runaway girl. when will you go?
'Tonight'you say; you will go there tonight!
But you are only 15; runaway girl, you are only 15.
Are you unhappy at home? runaway girl, are you unhappy at home?
Your mother hits the children you say. The children you say she hits.
You can't go to Kent tonight. it's too late for you to go there. It's already 6.0.

You're only 15 runaway girl,
you're only 15.

Where are you going to? runaway girl, where are you going?
You're going to Cambell Square, to the Police station, runaway girl.
You are going to Cambell Square.

last updated: 02/06/07
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