A Mockingbird Sings

Cropped hair and overalls,

the judge’s clothing

of a tomboy child.

Dark is dark

and light is light,

there is no gray.

A Mockingbird

sings with the

voice of our conscience,

the abominable

we wish to silence.

To kill its song

we spiral into

our corruption.

Bright eyes dulled

by the demonstration

of adult prejudice.

A father having

to bear the weight

of a world he wished

his child would

never have to see.

©Susie Clevenger 2012

To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my favorite books and movies.

I actually got to meet Mary Badham who played Scout. 

It was a blessing I will never forget.

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