our little mid-western
town was truly blessed
the day she was born
she was beautiful
inside and out
so beautiful
that the other girls
weren’t even jealous
it was beyond that
she made them feel
proud to be her friend
proud that their kind
had produced such
an exquisite creature
her radiant smile
could reach out
and cure illness
every single person
she had ever met
instantly loved her
ached for her
she was so gorgeous
that shy boys ran
her angelic radiance
enveloped our town
and we thrived
but the day came
when she looked west
west, where her and
her kind belonged
she moved out to L.A.
and somehow
we went on in our
little farming town
but it was never
the same
michaeljordahl 