SHE SITS ON A SHELF

                             by Vernon J. Davis Jr.

                             On a shelf she sits,

                             Placed by Him

                             Right between the copper girl

                             With the chipped heart

                             And the older woman on the pedestal.

                             On a shelf she sits,

                             Waiting impatiently

                             For Him to love her.

                             She's not like the others,

                             She thinks.

                             He won't leave me here, unwanted.

                             Not like He left them.

                             So she waits for Him

                             To take her down

                             And rescue her.

                             On a shelf she sits,

                             Alone with the other

                             Forgotten trophies.

                             Now, she hopes to fall

                             And break

                             Into tiny pieces of escape.

                             Then she'll know for sure

                             She's free from the shelf

                             Free

                             From Him.

          (c)copyright 7/14/08 Vernon J. Davis Jr.