What'd He Do to Her

[couchgrouch]

What'd He Do to HerWell, she left him passed out, on the bathroom floorgrabbed the roll of greenbacks, in that Ragu jarlong sleeves and pulled up collar, hid her arms and throatwhen she bought that ticket, to her folks in Terre Hauteshe swore she left her last tear, in backa that Greyhoundso her folks didn't suspect, till her collar slipped downthen they comforted her, on into the nightwhen she fin'lly fell asleep, her mom held her dad and cried"what'd he do to hermy girl ain't who she wascos what makes a woman's spiritis love and faith and trustthat's the only wayhearts can feel securebut look at her nowGod, what'd he do to her"she moved in with her parents, found work as a teacher's aidone day a school bus driver, asked her for a dateshe said no each Friday, till she fin'lly said OKher eyes outshone the candles, in that small cafebut her smile grew back slowly, she shook when they held handshe never asked but he knew, she'd been hurt by some manbut he was gentle and patient, as the months past byhe'd say goodnight on the porch, walk away and ask the sky"what'd he do to hermy girl ain't who she wascos what makes a woman's spiritis love and faith and trustthat's the only wayhearts can feel securebut look at her nowLord, what'd he do to her"one night they left that rest'raunt, in the cool evening mistshe pulled him toward her, and gave him a tender kissher folks began to notice, she seemed herself againthey'd see her with that driver, laughing and holding himand say "what'd he do to hermy girl ain't who she wasyeah what makes a woman's spiritis love and faith and trustthat's the only wayhearts can feel secureso look at her nowGod, what'd he do to her"(c)2006 Robert George