a beautiful woman in a long flowing gown
silvery white, translucent
her hair pulled maticiously up into a soft knott on her head
she stands
one finger pulling back the delicate white lace curtains of the old house
out side the dark old farm house she looks past the broken windows to see the children
the little girls all dressed in white
holding hands dancing in a circle singing
the little boys run inbetween the girls ducking under their arms in their little white tops with brown matching knickers
the girls keep on dancing in carirles and singing as the boys run around like cowboys in indians
she watches them play out her second floor window
an older child approaches the young ones, perhaps a young teens she whisper to the girls and looks at the window
she waves a small wave and joins into the circle
one boy runs by and yanks on her pigtail
she smiles and sing on not paying attention
again he approaches to enter the circle
she grabs his suspenders
snapping them back
and still from her window the woman in white
watches the children playing outside
her last time to see for them
for it's her last night
she blows out the candle and walks back away
wondering if she
should really just stay
then she thinks of the children playing so innocent
and decides that she must
to save them their souls
she draws a warm bath
pours in some salts
light a few candles
and closes the door
soon everything will be all over
and with her passing
her children will be saved.


AmyMarie
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