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Rosa, a pleasant girl from along our street
Dainty, petite and oh so sweet
That’s the setting, now for the tale
Lost both her parents, house up for sale
Had to leave before yet she’d grieved
Headed south to the bustling city with golden streets
No skills to sell and desperate to eat
Succumbed to Madam who would procure
A country lass pretty, demure
Her innocence would ensure her allure
70 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Demure
crispina kemp 
Very tragic.
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Yet a common tale, even now
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Even now
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Sad to say
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😔
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Life, … sometimes very tragic, … if only, you think, if only things had been different, …💫
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This was the underlying message of The French Leuitenants Woman. Understated yet clear enough in the book, all but lost in the movie
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Yes sadly this still happens today, good tale Crispina 🙌
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Thank you 🙏
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And don’t think for a moment this doesn’t happen every day. Love this.
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Even in a small town like ours, it happens. They come here thinking to get seasonal work and… always someone keen to prey on them
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So sad. We can only hope she meets a saviour.
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Social services, a community worker, or a priest?
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