Once He Begged

Once he
begged
for
crumbs
to eat.

Knelt
down
to
kiss
her
feet..

Trying
to be
kind
and
sweet..

Many
times
he
did
repeat..

Always
ending
in
defeat..

Looking
away
almost
beat..

No more
begging
now
concrete..

poem by Heather Burns
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