DIDN’T KNOW SHE EXISTED

DIDN’T KNOW SHE EXISTED

(A real-life parable)

A story about a young girl

Who if asked, would not have resisted…

Admired a boy in high school

Who didn’t know she existed.

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Not that he wasn’t willing

But he didn’t know her name…

She from a distance adored him.

This boy with high school fame.

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Graduation comes and goes

And both live somewhere in town…

The poor girl had troubles,

Suffering a nervous breakdown.

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Admitted to a psychiatric hospital

To find proper treatment a while…

Felling sad and lonely,

Having few reasons to smile.

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The Protestant Chaplain’s visit

To see what could be done…

She heard his name of “Caswell”

And asked…did he have a son?

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This younger son came to visit her,

“Jonathan” by name…

He was the boy from long ago:

Older, but the same!

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For his first visit

He brought his Dad along…

He didn’t know what to expect

But her memory was strong.

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They talked about the Prom

And things they never knew…

Expressed regret knowing that,

“I could have taken you.”

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A few more visits over months

She grew up and out…

Don’t know where she is right now,

But healthier–no doubt.

Jonathan Caswell