Sarah's Song (Or Girl Interrupted) Poem by Cecelia GrantPeters

Oh her shoes are shiny and her hair is long
And she sings the mighty Sarah's Song
Oh Sarah's Song is a song of rage
With themes she learnt from an early stage
She has no formal education
But she has sheer determination
She's a girl interrupted.

She was gravely used at the age of six
By a Fiend who taught her Adult tricks
So Sarah's Song was a song of rage
With themes acquired at an early age
When the dark days came and the nights of pain
She composed herself with a bold refrain.
Even though what occurred was oh so wrong
She consoled herself with a constant song
And her song was borne out of constant rage
And the strength acquired at an early age

It's been thirty years since that fateful day
When a Fiend took Sarah's joy away
But she overcame and she triumphs still
With a constant song and an iron will.

For she kept on walking and she did not die
And she mocked the Fiend who made her cry
As a girl interrupted she had no rights - then
She was Angry, Hurt, and she Hated men
But she ran from her jail and she now is - free
And she knows she can no longer - be
A girl interrupted

Oh her shoes are shiny and her hair is long
And she keeps on singing Sarah's Song
Now Sarah's Song is a song of praise
With themes she learnt from most recent days
She escaped her jail and she now is - free
And she knows she can no longer - be
A girl interrupted.