Twig In A Wig Poem by Deidre Dixon

Lucy so skinny with all that hair on her head

Cain't tell her she ain't fine; cain't tell her nothin

Her mama tried talkin to her and tellin her to be careful

Tellin her that everybody ain't yo friend

Lucy wouldn't listen; had a mind of her own and thought she was grown

Them streets started beatin her up pretty bad

Her mama tried talkin to her; tellin her to come on home

Lucy wouldn't listen; mind was gone and told her mama to leave her alone

Danny took her home with him

Lucy thought she was into somethin then and she was

Danny gave her a place to stay, food to eat but she had to pay them bills

Look at Lucy over there on that corner lookin like a twig in a wig