If Bonnie had met Ralph

Original Painting by Ana Maria Robles

 

 

If Bonnie had met Ralph,

She would have had a house.

A house in the woods by the big oak trees.

Her second one of course.

Her first one would have been in the city-

Right next to the theatre, right next to the adoring fans

Every artist longs to have.

She would have learned to dance the Tango that poor, poor Bonnie, girl.

She would have lived forever glamorous

In silent film noir

But she moved too fast, just a second too fast

Jump, Jumped, Jumping into any outstretched arms

Mindless maniac, aimless savior

Nothing to eat will make you weak, I know, it’s hard.

But five seconds later, just five seconds later

Good ol’ Ralph would have sauntered by-

Ralph with the dreams and ambitions

Steady, decent, loving Ralph,

Who maybe wasn’t as exciting and

Maybe he limped a little but he

Was the supportive, marrying kind.

What they like to call a “good guy”.

She would have had a house, Had Bonnie ever met Ralph.

A house in the woods by the big oak trees.

But she opted for making the papers-

Jump Jumped Jumped onto the criminal scene

They never held hands, Bonnie and Ralph.

She would have learned to dance, possibly sing.

They never even locked eyes. Not one single time.

She moved too fast, just a second too fast

Poor Bonnie was doomed to die.

She had fallen for dumb ass Clyde.