Hush Up
A poem by Veronica Duran
Part I
Hush up, little girl, don’t cry!!!
There was a little 5 year old girl playing in her room with her dolls
She goes to sleep and wakes up a woman
Her step-dad tells her…Hush up, little girl, don’t cry!!!
The little girl does drugs now
Her dealer tells her
Hush up little girl, don’t cry
The little girl gets locked up
The police man tells her
Hush up, little girl, don’t cry
The little girl gets a boyfriend that beats her up
He tells her
Hush up, little girl, don’t cry!!!
The little girl is homeless now
She walks the street, talking to herself
Hush up, little girl, don’t cry!!!
Part II
The Lord says to me,
Come to me, little girl, cry, cry, cry!!
Come to me with your sorrows
I keep track of all your tears
I put them in your bottle
Vero is a homeless advocate and a member of First Love Community Church of East LA. She is a girl who was lost and now is found.