Those days the trees glistened
Midwinter it snowed away school
And the Fenders responded with stolen booze
Late afternoon, bonfire of drunk fools
Roxie was grounded and quite irate
Watching the snow out her window
A text from Jackson snuck her out
Despite our warning, she flew into the snow
She found the boys, and realized
They were drunk, and we were right.
She tried to leave but Jackson grabbed her
As afternoon turned into night
They pressed the girl into the snow
She cried out in the night with fear
Tore off her scarf, her coat and hat
They stained the snow with blood and tears
Jeremiah held back, unsure
They hollered and he joined the fun
Brutalized like an animal
Ravaged and unable to run
Meanwhile I was walking with Alice
On the frozen trails behind her house
But to our terror we came upon
Where the wolves had left the mouse
Unknowingly they had left her
On the edge of Alice's family land
We found her with her clothes half-on
Her lips blue and skin pale and bland
And yet her chest rose and fell
Roxie's heart still beat
But her eyes were closed, hair frozen
And she lay still with hardly any heat
Unconscious, we brought her inside
Fear filled her olive eyes
Wrapped her in blankets by the fire
But all she could do was cry
"Who did this to you Roxie?"
"Who left you in the snow?"
Jackson and the Fenders.
My heart felt the blow
Her phone blew up after
The followers were shown pics
And Alice threw the device in the fire
A small explosion shut out the hicks
I picked up the phone to call the cops
Alice called her parents then
But we paid no mind to Roxie
We heard a door slam in the den
Her makeup smeared, eyes red
The old Roxie was gone
We ran out screaming out behind her
On the snow-covered lawn
What ran through her mind?
Oh I wish I knew...
She knocked loose a large icicle
In the evening night it appeared blue
The ice stopped her in the snow
A despaired girl with a lost head
It crashed against melancholia
We screamed as the snow turned red
Waiting in a big white room
Sirens ringing in our ears
White coat and grave face
Grave news I dreaded to hear
Tears of anger, tears of grief,
Tears fell like the snowstorm
She died as soon as the icicle hit
And tests for assault confirmed
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Suzy - A Ballad in 5 Parts
Поэзия"Suzy" is the story of three high school cliques, the Golden Owls, Black Snakes, and Fender Benders, and the events that transpire one tragic winter that change all of them forever.
