She was a cute, innocent looking girl
at age 10
but behind the cute, innocent face
unfathomable evil lurked
for such a young girl
she strangled two little boys
to death, a 4-year-old
and a 3-year-old
the reasons she was so evil
may have been
a prostitute mother, who it’s believed
physically abused her
and when Mary was born told
the nurses to “take that thing
away from me”
mood swings and bed wetting
disturbed and unpredictable
behavior
attempts to strangle or smother
classmates prior to the murders
I’m not making excuses for
Mary
I just think hers is a case
or nurture instead
of nature
and I wonder if Mary had
a loving, caring family
if she would have turned
out the way she did
and I wonder why in this
world such horrible things
have to happen
unendingly
all over this world.
Bob Boyd