Tara

by Marian Neilson

Tara
No not the plantation from Gone with the Wind
And not the earth,
But Tara our friend.
She goes by Garicarose because
She's such a deadhead!
Natalie Merchant is one
Of her greatest loves.
She draws the Doors
And has eight track tapes!
Vineal is what she likes best though!
She knows music and Russian history
Better then her own name!
Sings and dance out loud
Just like Ally McBeal!
Though she doesn't see dancing babies
At least I don't think she does!
Works at the Towne Cleaners
Doing pounds and pounds of laundry.
Stays up late
To play on the computer.
Jerry is her man!
Has an eyebrow ring
And a Jerrybear tattoo.
She as crazy a loon
And has had so many colors of red in her hair
She doesn't know what to do.
Looks like Scully
To bad she can't meet her Mulder.
X-Files doesn't thrill her though, but her family.
Looks and sounds like Tina and
Hides her tattoo from her parents.
And also plans to nail her father on his fiftieth.
She joined our family
And believe me she regrets it.
Had a Nick and a Greg but never
A Bob.
We love her though, why we don't know,
But she loves us and we have no idea why,
So we're even.
I leave you with this thought…
Not all of us can be a tambourine man.

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