The Cloak of Innocence
by Joanna Gilman Hyde
When Eye lived in Shelburne
there was a smart-looking woman
Who pushed a baby boy
around in a stroller
properly bundled for winter
but She Herself wore only a sweater —
She had been a nurse
@ Roseway Hospital
but something happened —
Her marriage ended
and She was on Her Own
with two bouncing girls
Who were taken from Her @ The Mall
and the boy —
a boy from a man named Trevor —
When He was taken
She told me
She hit the sweet jesus
Floor