POETRY

She knelt Down on Her Knees to Pray

There was so much that she needed to say

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It was a dark, cloudy and rainy day.
There was so much that she needed to say,
As she knelt down on the hard floor to pray.
She knew that honesty does not always pay.
There were so many thieves who got away,
To lie, cheat, steal and live to have another day.

Yet, she was here in this terrible place.
She looked down at her dress without the lace.
It was all so dirty and she looked a mess.
Her life was like a powerful game of chess.
She had won so many games in her time.
Yet, she now waited to pay for her crime.

No one would ever say that she was royalty.
Her long hair was cut short and thin.
Her white gown was dirty with all the mud.
Marie looked up to the Heavens and said a prayer.
A proud, outspoken, clever and courageous Queen,
The remarkable Marie Antoinette faced the guillotine.